SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 19 feet longer than the width. If the perimeter is 46 feet, which equation could be used to find the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 549527: The length of a rectangle is 19 feet longer than the width. If the perimeter is 46 feet, which equation could be used to find the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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width =x
length = x+19
Perimeter = 2(L+W)
Perimeter = 2(x+x+19)


2(2x+19)=46
4x+38=46
4x=46-38
4x=8
/4
x=2
width = 2 feet
length = 21 feet