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Question 216449: the length and the width of a rectangle are the ratio of 2 to 1. the area is 200 square feet . find the two dimensions
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Question 216463: the taxes on a piece of property valued at $4000 were $86. at the same rate , what would be the taxes on property which was valued at $5500?
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Question 216468: Mr.Sanchez paid $300 taxes on his lot , which was valued at $16,000. at the same rate , what is the value of Mr.Munoz's lot , if he paid $468.75 in taxes ?
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Question 216473: trey paid $46.45 fare for a bus trip of 370 miles at the same rate , how much would he have to pay for a trip of 540 miles?
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Question 216481: another piece of property valued at $4500 with assessed taxes of $91. at this rate ,how much would be the taxes on property valued at $7200?
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Question 216525: how do you find the length of a rectangle

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Question 216508: The length of a rectangle is 4cm longer than the width If the perimeter is 20cm, what is the area of the rectangle
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Question 216716: A rectangle has a perimiter of 90 cm the length of the rectangle is 25 cm more than its width what is the number of square centimeters in the area of the rectangle? please help me i am completely confused
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Question 216750: a rectangle has a length of 4 feet and an area of 36 feet square what is the width of this rectangle
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Question 216750: a rectangle has a length of 4 feet and an area of 36 feet square what is the width of this rectangle
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Question 217010: the length of a rectangle is 8 in. more then the width. the perimeter of the rectangle is 24 in. what is the width and length of the rectangle.
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Question 217208: A rectangular rug has a length that is three feet longer than its width. Its area is 130 square feet. What are its dimensions.
I know that the L is 13 and the Width has to be 10...but I don't know how to show it as a solved formula

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Question 217213: The length of a rectangle is 4in longer than its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 28in, find its area.
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Question 217213: The length of a rectangle is 4in longer than its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 28in, find its area.
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Question 217267: The perimeter of a rectangular field is 158 feet. If the length is 10 more than twice the width, find the length and the width.
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Question 217267: The perimeter of a rectangular field is 158 feet. If the length is 10 more than twice the width, find the length and the width.
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Question 217295: perimeter of a rectangle with lenght 3 feet and height 2 feet is?

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Question 217230: When you measured your diagonal clothesline across your rectangular porch, you found that it was 1 foot longer than the length of the porch, and 8 ft longer than the width. What are the dimensions of your porch?
Thanks for the help!!
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Question 217535: THe length of a rectangular pool is 6 meters less than twice it's width. If the pool's perimeter is 126 meters, what are its dimensions?
I came up with the equation 6L-2w= 126. I just don't know where to go from there.
Thank you
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Question 217459: I'm trying to determine the height of a shed if the cubic feet = 230 and the length is 6' and width is 8'. I calculated 4'7 but the company stated it's 8' tall. From what I remember, Length x width x height gives you cubic feet.
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Question 217555: a rectangle 24 meters long has the same area as a square that is 12 meters on a side. what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 217694: Find the dimensions of a rectangle with a perimeter of 54 meters, if its length is 3 meters less than twice its width.
I thought it was:
54=2w-3
54-2w=2w-2w-3
54-2w=-3
54-54-2w=-3+-54
-2w=-57
-2w/-2=-57/-2
w=28.5
but it's not right with the answer in the back of the book
what am I not doing right?
Please help
Thanks Leona
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Question 217778: If the width of a rectangle is 5 inches less than its length, the area is 84 square inches, then how do I go about to dicovering the dimensions of the rectangle? The length and width is not given. all I do know is that the width is five inches less than the length.
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Question 217796: The perimeter of a rectangle is 34 feet, and its width is 6 feet. What is the area of the rectangle?
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Question 217813: find the maximum area of a rectangle with a perimeter of 54 cenimeters
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Question 217813: find the maximum area of a rectangle with a perimeter of 54 cenimeters
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Question 217820: find the maximum area of a rectangle with a perimeter of 54 cenimeters
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Question 217914: A rectangle is twice as wide as it is long. If the area is 162 square meters, what are the dimensions of the rectangle
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Question 217896: The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The perimeter is 48 in. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 217986: the perimeter of a rectangle is 10m. Twice the width is equal to one-half the length. find the length and the width?
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Question 218152: the perimeter of a rectangle must not be greater than 30 cm and the length must be 8cm. What is the set of values of the width?

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Question 218308: An area of a rectangle is 108. The ratio of the Width to Length is 3:4. What is the Length and the Width.
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Question 218305: Can someone explain the Gauss-Jordan elimination method to solve this system of linear equations?
2x+ y= 5
4x+ 3y= 11
Is the solution (2,1) or am I wrong? thank you.
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Question 218289: I need to know if my answer is correct for the following: If it isn't, I need to know why. thanks
Solve the system of equations
x+2y=1
3x-2y=11
My answer is (3,-1)
Thank you very much!
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Question 218409: Suppose You Need To Put A Fence Around A Rectangular Garden That Has A Perimeter Of 64 ft. If The Width Is 5ft, Find The Length Of The Garden.
Write The Equation You Will Need To Use To Solve This Problem.
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Question 218394: When you measured your diagonal clothesline across your rectangular porch, you found that it was 1 foot longer than the length of the porch, and 8 ft longer than the width. What are the dimensions of your porch?
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Question 218423: The width of a rectangle is 6 less than twice its length. If the area of the rectangle is 113 cm^2, what is the length of the diagonal?
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Question 218506: The perimeter of a rectangle is 42 inches. The lenth is twice the width. What are the dimensions? What is the area?
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Question 218506: The perimeter of a rectangle is 42 inches. The lenth is twice the width. What are the dimensions? What is the area?
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Question 218967: The length of a rectangle is 5 in. more than the width. If the perimeter is 70in., what is the width?
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Question 219082: The length of rectangle is 9 more than the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 46 in, find the length and width of the rectangle.
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