SOLUTION: A rectangle is twice al long as it is wide. If both its dimensions are increased by 4m, its area is increased by 88m^2. Mak a sketch and find the dimension of the original rectangl

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Question 174130: A rectangle is twice al long as it is wide. If both its dimensions are increased by 4m, its area is increased by 88m^2. Mak a sketch and find the dimension of the original rectangle.
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This is the same problem as illustrated in http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/misc/Miscellaneous_Word_Problems.faq.question.174134.html
except for different numbers and a slightly different relationship between length and width. Check out the solution to 174134 and you should be able to solve this one.

Your sketch is no more than one rectangle drawn inside of another with their centers coincident.