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The width of a rectangle is 3/4 of the length. The perimeter of the rectangle becomes 50 cm when the length and width are each increased by 2 cm. Find
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The width of a rectangle is 3/4 of the length. The perimeter of the rectangle becomes 50 cm when the length and width are each increased by 2 cm. Find
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Question 1138794: algebraic word problems:
The width of a rectangle is 3/4 of the length. The perimeter of the rectangle becomes 50 cm when the length and width are each increased by 2 cm. Find the length and the width.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the length in cm = the width in cm
Use formula for perimeter
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Length = 12 cm
Width = 9 cm
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