SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The area is 32yds squared . Find the length and the width

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Question 573139: The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The area is 32yds squared . Find the length and the width
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a rectangle is length times width, but your length is 2 times the width, so:





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