SOLUTION: the perimeter of a rectangle is 116m. the length is 7 m more than twice the width. find the dimensions

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Question 370283: the perimeter of a rectangle is 116m. the length is 7 m more than twice the width. find the dimensions
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let width be x
length = 2x+7
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Perimeter = 2L+2W
2x+2(2x+7)=116
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2x+4x+14=116
6x+14=116
-14 -14
6x=116-14
6x=102
/6
x= 102/6
x= 17 m the width.
Length = 2*17+7 = 41 m
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