SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 5 feet more than twice the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 2 feet more than eight times the width of the rectangle, what is the dimension o

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Question 897879: the length of a rectangle is 5 feet more than twice the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 2 feet more than eight times the width of the rectangle, what is the dimension of the rectangle
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

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w + (2w+5) = (8w+2)/2

  3w + 5 = 4w + 1

    4 = w  and length is 13 (2w+5)