SOLUTION: The length and width of a rectangle are consecutive even integers. The perimeter is 92 meters find the length and width

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Question 883939: The length and width of a rectangle are consecutive even integers. The perimeter is 92 meters find the length and width
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The numbers would be 2n and 2n+2.
2%282n%29%2B2%282n%2B2%29=92
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4n%2B4n%2B4=92
8n=88
n=11
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One side is 22 and the other side length is 24.