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Question 358948: the length of a rectangle is 2 meters less than 5 times the width. if the perimeter of the rectangle is 92 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?
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Question 358954: how do u solve for x if the perimeter of the rectangle is x
EX. perimeter is 51 the sides we know are 8x-3 and 2x+11
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Question 359034: I really need help trying to figure this out. I don't want an answer I just need help trying to get started. The problem is:
"A rectangular plot is 1 meter longer that it is wide. The area of the plot is 72 square meters. Using the formula A=lw, find the length and width of the plot. Let w= the width of the plot."
I need help figuring out what A=lw means and esactly how to approach or start this math problem. I am usually pretty good at this, but for some reason my mind is stumped.
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Question 359176: My problem is " The length of a rectangle is 4 times the width. The perimeter is 90 cm. Find the width and length
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Question 359349: the perimeter of a rectangle is 80 inches. its length is four times as long as it's width. what is the area of the rectangle
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Question 359333: The perimeter of a Desktop is 108 inches, the width is 14 inches shorter than the length,write an eqaution to represent the perimeter and determine the dimension of the desktop?
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Question 359448: hello i am needing to no how to find the length and width of a rectangle building i am planning my wedding and need to no the demisions of lenth and width i no it is 1800 sq foot all together
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Question 359473: A rectangle has a perimeter of 44 inches and an area of 72 square inches. What are the lengths of the sides of the rectangle?
A. 2 inches and 36 inches
B. 4 inches and 18 inches
C. 8 inches and 9 inches
D. 11 inches and 11 inches
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Question 359664: the length of a rectangle is 2 meters less than twice its width, and the perimeter is 338 meters, find the length.
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Question 359728: a room is 36 ft long and 18 ft wide what is the length to width ratio
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Question 359713: the diagonal of a rectangle is 15cm, and the perimeter is 38cm. What is the area? Is it possible to find the answer without finding the dimensions of the rectangle?
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Question 359774: The perimeter of a rectangle is 40.
If the width is 3x-8 and the length 2x + 3 what is x?
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Question 359874: I have a rectangle that is three times longer than it is wide. The perimeter is 256 inched. How wide is the table. I have no further information.
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Question 360023: a rectangular garden is 49 ft and 35 ft wide. the garden is bordered by a rectangular walkway that is 56 ft long and 40 ft wide.
is the garden area similar to the rectangle formed by the bordering walkway?
Find ration of perimeter of garden to perimeter of walkway.
Find ratio of area of garden to area of the garden including walkway.
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Question 360055: A square and a circle have equal areas. Which shape has shorter perimeter?
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Question 360181: consider all rectangles with an area of 200 meters squared. let x be the length of one side of such a rectangle. a) express the perimeter P as a function of x. b) find the dimensions of a rectangle whose perimeter is 70 m
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Question 360206: the length of a rectangular jewelry box is 5 inches more than twice the width. the perimeter is 22 inches. what's the length and width?
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Question 360225: the are of a ractangle is 48 square nchs if the rectangle is graphed on a piece of grid paper. what could the slope of one its diagolas be
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Question 360132: rectangular room 20 feet long 18 feet wide whats the perimeter in meters
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Question 360388: A rectangular floor measures 80 feet by 39 feet. Find the length of the diagonal of the floor
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Question 360562: a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. if both its dimensions are increased by 4 m, its area is increased by 88m2. find the orginal dimensions
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Question 360484: evaluate the formula P=2l + 2w when l is 10in and w is 5 in
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Question 360607: if a rectangle measures 42 meters by 56 meters what is the length in meters of the diagonal of the rectangle

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Question 360568: a poaster is 25 cm taller than it is wide. It is mounted on a piece of cardboard so that there is a 5 cm boarder on all sides. If the area of the boarder alone is 1350 cm2, what are the dimensions of the poster?
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Question 360709: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 156 inches and the length is 5 times the width, find the length and the width.
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Question 360753: rectangular room 20 ft. long and 18 ft. wide. whats the room perimeter in meters. thank you can you please give me step by step instructions for future reference thank you again.
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Question 360827: if the perimeter of a triangle is 234 ft. and the length is 8 times as long as the width, what is the width and the length
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Question 360902: find the dimension of a rectangle whose lenght is three cm less than twice its width, with a perimeter of 33 cm
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Question 361041: If a rectangle measures 4.00 inches by 5/6 inch, what is its area in square centimeters?
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Question 361044: If a rectangle measures 4.00 inches by 5/6 inch, what is its area in square centimeters?
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Question 361201: What is the break down of P= 2l+2w
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Question 361173: can you help me with this problem. What is the maximum possible volume of rectangular box whose longest diagonal has fixed length L. thank you for helping me.

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Question 361751: how do u find the dimentions of a rectangle without having the area and perimeter

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Question 361782: The perimeter of a rectangle is known to be 88 feet and the area is 363 square feet. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. I need to know how to set this problem up in order to find the answer.
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Question 361870: The perimeter of a rectangle is 50 feet. Describe the possible lengths of a side if the area of the rectangle is greater than 144 square feet.
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Question 361917: Find the perimeter of a square with the dimensions 4x. What is the length of the square if its area is 256 sq.cm?
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Question 361988: what is the area of a rectangle that is 70 feet long and 60 inches wide?
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Question 361988: what is the area of a rectangle that is 70 feet long and 60 inches wide?
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Question 362028: I have a rectangle that is 24 ft by 10 ft and I need to know the area in square yards.
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Question 362089: The area of a rectangle is 168 square ft. Determine the length, width, and diagonal of a rectangle if the length is 3 feet greater than 3 times the width.
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Question 362133: The length of a rectangle is 5ft longer than its width.
If the perimeter of the rectangle is 30ft, find its area.
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Question 362393: A rectangle has an area of 432 square inches. The width of the rectangle is 3/4 times its length. Find the dimensions of the rectangle
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Question 362382: The length of a rectangle is two inches less than its width. If the area of the rectangle is 112 square inches, find the length of the rectangle.
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Question 362414: the length of a rectangle is 4 cm greater than its width. the area of the rectangle is 20cm^2. calculate the length and width of the rectangle using algebra.
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