SOLUTION: rectangle has a perimeter of 56cm if length is two less than four times the width, find the area of the rectangle

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Question 851969: rectangle has a perimeter of 56cm if length is two less than four times the width, find the area of the rectangle
Answer by Seutip(231) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter of a rectangle is
P=2l+2w
Let:
x- be the width
4x-2 -be the length
56=2%284x-2%29%2B2x
56=8x-4%2B2x
60=10x

Area=380cm%5E2
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