SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 feet less than half the width of the rectangle. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 174 feet, find the width and the length

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Question 161648: The length of a rectangle is 3 feet less than half the width of the rectangle. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 174 feet, find the width and the length
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=(W/2)-3
2[(W/2)-3]+2W=174
2W/2-6+2W=174
W+2W=174+6
3W=180
W=180/3
W=60 FOR THE WIDTH.
L=60/2-3
L=30-3
L=27 FOR THE LENGTH.
PROOF:
2*27+2*60=174
54+120=174
174=174