SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 4 more than twice the width. The perimeter is 28. What is the length?

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Question 616867: The length of a rectangle is 4 more than twice the width. The perimeter is 28. What is the length?
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The length of a rectangle is 4 more than twice the width

 Let x and (2x+4) represent the width and length respectively

Question states***The perimeter is 28

  2x + 2(2x+4) = 28

   x + (2x+4) = 14

     3x = 10

      x = 10/3, the width.  The length is 20/3 + 4 = 32/3