SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 36 feet. The length is 2 less than 3 times the width. What is the length? What is the width?

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Question 1018895: The perimeter of a rectangle is 36 feet. The length is 2 less than 3 times the width. What is the length? What is the width?
Answer by Christopher Braimah (1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perimeter=36, if the width is what, then length =3w-2 but Perimeter=2l+2w
36=2(3w-2)+2w, 40=8w, w=5,hence width is 5 feet and length is (3*5-2)=13 feet