SOLUTION: The rectangle shown has a perimeter of 72 cm and the given area. It's length is 6 more than fives times the width. The length of the rectangle is _ cm and the width of the rectangl

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Question 1010626: The rectangle shown has a perimeter of 72 cm and the given area. It's length is 6 more than fives times the width. The length of the rectangle is _ cm and the width of the rectangle is _ cm
Answer by ikleyn(52879) About Me  (Show Source):
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The rectangle highlight%28cross%28shown%29%29 has a perimeter of 72 cm highlight%28cross%28and_the_given_area%29%29.
highlight%28Its%29 length is 6 more than highlight%28five%29 times the width. The length of the rectangle is _ cm and the width of the rectangle is _ cm
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The mathematical model is the system of these two equations:

x + y = 72%2F2 = 36,   and
x = 5y + 6.

The solution is y = 5, x = 31.

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