SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 2 more than 5 times its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 88 inches. What is the length of the rectangle?
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Question 920014: The length of a rectangle is 2 more than 5 times its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 88 inches. What is the length of the rectangle? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The length of a rectangle is 2 more than 5 times its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 88 inches. What is the length of the rectangle?
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width:: w
length:: 5w+2
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Perimeter = 2(length + width)
88 = 2(5w+2 + w)
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44 = 6w + 2
6w = 42
w = 7 inches (width)
5w+2 = 36 inches (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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