SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular picture frame is 5 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 50 m. Find the dimensions of the frame. (Let x represent one quantity and y represent the ot

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Question 1128387: The length of a rectangular picture frame is 5 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 50 m. Find the dimensions of the frame. (Let x represent one quantity and y represent the other quantity. Use the given conditions to find a system of equations.)
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Let +x+ = the width
Let +y+ = the length
(1) +y+=+x+%2B+5+
(2) +2x+%2B+2y+=+50+
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(1) +-x+%2B+y+=+5+
(1) +-2x+%2B2y+=+10+
Add (1) and (2)
+4y=+60+
+y+=+15+
and
(1) +15+=+x+%2B+5+
(1) +x+=+10+
The dimensions are 10 x 15