SOLUTION: 1. One number is 5 less than twice another. If the sum of the numbers is 19, what are the numbers. 2. The perimeter of a certain rectangle is 16 times the width. The lenght is 12

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Question 1062703: 1. One number is 5 less than twice another. If the sum of the numbers is 19, what are the numbers.
2. The perimeter of a certain rectangle is 16 times the width. The lenght is 12 cm more than the width. Find the measure of each gdimension.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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2. The perimeter of a certain rectangle is 16 times the width. The lenght is 12 cm more than the width. Find the measure of each gdimension.
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w width
L length
system%282w%2B2L=16w%2CL=12%2Bw%29



%282w%2B2L%29%2F2=16w%2F2
w%2BL=8w
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Substitute for L.
w%2B12%2Bw=8w
2w%2B12=8w
12=6w
highlight%282=w%29

L=12%2Bw
L=12%2B2
highlight%28L=14%29