SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 3 yards less than its length .The perimeter is 130 yards .Find the length and the width of the rectangle.

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Question 365180: The width of a rectangle is 3 yards less than its length .The perimeter is 130 yards .Find the length and the width of the rectangle.
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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W=L-3
P=130
P=2(L+W)
130=2(L+L-3)
65=2L-3
68=2L
highlight%2834=L%29
34-3=W
highlight%2831=W%29