SOLUTION: One side of a rectangle is one foot longer than twice the other side, and the perimeter is 56 feet.

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Question 258676: One side of a rectangle is one foot longer than twice the
other side, and the perimeter is 56 feet.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.P=2%2A%28L%2BW%29=56
2.L=1%2B2W
Substitute eq. 2 into eq. 1,
2%2A%281%2B2W%2BW%29=56
3W%2B1=28
3W=27
W=9
L=1%2B2W=1%2B18=19