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Question 221586: The perimeter of a rectangular playground area is 308 feet. If the length of the playground is 34 feet more than twice the width, find the length and width of the playground. To earn credit, you MUST construct an algebraic equation with a variable and solve using algebra steps.
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The perimeter of a rectangular playground area is 308 feet. If the length of the playground is 34 feet more than twice the width, find the length and width of the playground. To earn credit, you MUST construct an algebraic equation with a variable and solve using algebra steps.
lets call width w, then length would be 2w+34
2w%2B2%282w%2B34%29=308
2w%2B4w%2B68=308
6w=240
w=40 then the length would be l=2%2840%29%2B34=80%2B34=114