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Question 224149: tim roll is boat 36 miles upstream in 3 hours. it takes him 2 hours to return downstream.find his speed in still water and the speed of the current.

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Question 224571: the length of a rectangle is three centimeters greater than the width. If the perimeter equals 54 centimeters.
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Question 224582: the width if a rectangle is 8 feet less then the lenght. If the area is 20 square feets,find the lenght and width.
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Question 225080: if perimeter is 48 and width = 1/2 length +2 what are dimensions
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Question 225311: The perimeter of the following triangle is 35 meters. Find the length of each side. x meters, (2x+1) meters, (3x-2) meters
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Question 225372: change 5/8 and 7/8 to feet

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Question 225485: what is the perimeter of a square whose one side is 3/4
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Question 225485: what is the perimeter of a square whose one side is 3/4
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Question 225485: what is the perimeter of a square whose one side is 3/4
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Question 225466: the length of a rectangle is 3 greater than the length of the width. the area of the figure is 70 ft squared.
find the length of the object? find the width of the object?
find the perimeter?
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Question 225942: how do I calculate x if a rectangle has a perimeter of 66cm with a length of 10cm and a width of x-3cm
laura
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Question 225971: Perimeter of a rectangle. The perimeter of a rectangular backyard is 6x + 6 yards. If the width is x yards, find a binomial that represents the length.
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Question 226598: A rectangle has a perimeter of 14 feet. Which could not be its area?
3.5 sq ft
6 sq ft
10 sq ft
12 sq ft
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Question 226598: A rectangle has a perimeter of 14 feet. Which could not be its area?
3.5 sq ft
6 sq ft
10 sq ft
12 sq ft
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Question 226598: A rectangle has a perimeter of 14 feet. Which could not be its area?
3.5 sq ft
6 sq ft
10 sq ft
12 sq ft
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Question 226623: A rectangle has an area of 96 square feet. If the width of the rectangle is six times the length, what is the width in feet?

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Question 226702: Please show how to solve this equation 0.112y + 2 = 0.012y - 4
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Question 226765: What is the equation when you need to find the rectangle's width and length, if the perimeter is 96cm and the width is 15cm?
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Question 227303: two suitcases are similar rectangular solids. The length of the second suitcase is twice the length of the first. The first suitcase has a volume of 1568 cubic inches what is the volume of the second suitcase in cubic inches.
Is there a formula for this. My son and I have tried and tried and just can't do this. Thank you
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Question 227541: suppose the perimeter of a rectangle ABCD is 24 centimeters. What would the length be?
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Question 227710: I can get the equation and solve this but i am unsure how to apply it to get the dimensions of the rectangle. The problem is this:
Find the dimensions of a rectangle whose width is 7 feet less than its length and whose area is 120 square feet.
I was able to get the formula but am unsure how to get the dimensions.
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Question 227743: Find an algebraic expression. The perimeter of a rectangle, given that the length is x yards and the width is 10 yards shorter.
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Question 227743: Find an algebraic expression. The perimeter of a rectangle, given that the length is x yards and the width is 10 yards shorter.
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Question 227757: Suppose that the length of a rectangle is three cm longer than twice the width and that the perimeter of the rectangle is 90 cm.
a) Set up an equation for the perimeter involving only W, the width of the rectangle.

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Question 227779: Suppose that the length of a rectangle is three cm longer than twice the width and that the perimeter of the rectangle is 90 cm.Set up an equation for the perimeter involving only W, the width of the rectangle. �On The Question About The Rectangle Being 90 Centimeters, I Also Was Needing The Equation Algebraically To Find Length Of The Rectangle And The Width As Well?
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Question 227864: If a rectangle has length a and width b, what is its area when

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Question 227484: A box with an open top is to be constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions 18 in. by 30 in. by cutting out equal squares of side x at each corner and then folding up the sides as in the figure. Express the volume V of the box as a function of x.

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Question 228673: The length of a rectangle is twice its width and its perimeter is 120 cm. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. I know the answer is 40cm x20cm but i need the formula
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Question 228675: what is the area of a rectangle with a length of 45 and diagonals of 51?
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Question 228677: The length of a rectangle is three less than twice its width. If the length is increased by 3 and the width is decreased by 1, a new rectangle is formed whose area is 5 more than the original rectangle. Find:
a) The dimensions of the original rectangle.
b) The area of the new rectangle.

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Question 229145: If the long side of a rectangle is 39 cm, what is its area? (rounded to the nearest tenth)
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Question 229229: The length of a rectangle is 8 in. more than its width. the perimeter of the rectangle is 24 in. what anr the width and length of the rectangle?
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Question 229271: One side of the rectangular patio is 4 feet longer than the other. If the area of the patio is 140 square feet, what are the dimensions of the patio.
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Question 229273: An area of 52 square feet is to be enclosed by two squares whose sides are in the ratio of 2:3. Find the sides of the two squares.
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Question 229510: find the length and width if the perimeter of a rectangle is 114 yards
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Question 230208: a rectangular parking lot has a length that is 3 yards greater than the width. the ares of the parking lot is 180 square yards. find the length and width.
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Question 230357: pleeeeeeeeeeeeease help me! my assignment is due in 4 hours!!!!
a box with an open top is to be constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions 12 in. by 20 in. by cutting out equal squares of side x at each corner and then folding up the sides
a) find a function that models the volume of the box
b) find the values of x for which the volume is greater than 200 in^3
c) find the largest volume that such a box can have.
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Question 230465: The length of the rectangle is 1.5 times its width and the perimeter is 75 feet
I did guess and check but i couldnt find the answer
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Question 230540: how to simplify fully:
3x^2-75
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4x^2-17x-15

The ^2 means squared
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Question 230568: The length of a rectangle is 3 feet longer than the width. The perimeter is 30 feet. find the dimensions of the rectangle

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Question 230578: the length of a rectangle is 9 in.greater than the width. The area is 36 in.2

Find the dimensions.
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Question 230642: the length of a rectangle is 5m more than twice the width. The area is 42m(squared). Find length and width
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Question 230868: The perimeter of a rectangular field is 360 yards. If the width of the field is 84 yards, what is its length?
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Question 230809: A rectangle has dimensions of 60 by 40. The longer sides of the rectangle increase
by 20%, and the shorter sides decrease by 20% to create a new rectangle. Find the
ratio of the new rectangle�s perimeter to the old rectangle�s perimeter.
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