SOLUTION: A rectangle has a length that is 6 feet more than the width. Its perimeter is 100 feet. What is the area?

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Question 844087: A rectangle has a length that is 6 feet more than the width. Its perimeter is 100 feet. What is the area?
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A rectangle has a length that is 6 feet more than the width.+highlight_green%28x%29+

P = 2%2Al%2B2%2Aw =  2(x+6) + 2x = 100ft 

2(x+6) + 2x = 100ft 

2x+ 12 + 2x = 100ft 

  4x = 88ft

   x = 22ft, the width.  The length is 28ft.   +22ft+%2B+6ft  & 44ft + 56ft = 100ft

A = l%2Aw+=+%2828ft%29%2822ft%29 = 616 ft*2

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