SOLUTION: (1) Write an equation for the following statement and solve it: “The length of a rectangle is 1 yard shorter than twice the width, and the perimeter is 298 yards. What is th

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Question 45618: (1) Write an equation for the following statement and solve it:
“The length of a rectangle is 1 yard shorter than twice the width, and the perimeter is 298 yards. What is the value of the width and length?”
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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width = w
length = 2w - 1
2l+%2B+2w+=+298
2%282w+-+1%29+%2B+2w+=+298
4w+-+2+%2B+2w+=+298
6w+=+300
w+=+50
lenght = 2w - 1 = 100 - 1 = 99
99 x 50