SOLUTION: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 24 units,what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 964810: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 24 units,what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Not enough information to solve.
2%28L%2BW%29=24
L%2BW=12
So then,
L=12-W
For any width you choose, you can find a length.
But you can't find both independently.