SOLUTION: Find the area of a rectangle whose perimeter is 44 and it is 6 inches longer than it is wide. Please help; I can't figure out how to set up the problem.

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Question 791796: Find the area of a rectangle whose perimeter is 44 and it is 6 inches longer than it is wide.
Please help; I can't figure out how to set up the problem.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter is given by . But we also know that , so write:



Solve for , then calculate .

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