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: The perimeter of a rectangle is 60m. The length is 6m. more than twice the width. Find the length and the width. This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra

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The perimeter of a rectangle is 60m. The length is 6m. more than twice the width. Find the length and the width.
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Perimeter = 2(L + W)
60 = 2((2W+6) + W)
30 = 3W + 6
24 = 3W
Width = 8 m
Length = 2*8+6 = 22 m
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Cheers,
Stan H.