SOLUTION: A rectangle's length is 3 more than three times its width . The perimeter is 110 cm. A: Find the rectangle's dimensions and B: Find the area of the rectangle. What does it

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Question 676759: A rectangle's length is 3 more than three times its width . The perimeter is 110 cm. A: Find the rectangle's dimensions
and B: Find the area of the rectangle.
What does it mean to find the Dimensions? Please help

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A rectangle's lengthhighlight%28L%29 is 3 more than three times its widthhighlight%28W%29
finding the Dimensions is to find the length and width
2L + 2W = 110cm
L + W = 55cm L+=+3W%2B3
3W +3 + W = 55cm
4W = 52cm
W = 13cm and L = 42cm and 26cm+%2B+84cm+=+110cm+=+P
A = L•W = 13cm•42cm = 546cm^2