SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle road sign is 2 feet less than three times its width. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is 28 feet

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Question 969296: The length of a rectangle road sign is 2 feet less than three times its width. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is 28 feet
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Let length be l,breadth be b
perimeter = 28 feet
2(l+b)=28feet
=>l+b = 14----------(1)
3b-l = 2(given)-----(2)
solving (1) & (2)
l=10,b=4