SOLUTION: the perimeter of the rectangle pictured at the right is 34 feet MP is 3 feet longer than MN find the measure of MN in feet

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Question 1029749: the perimeter of the rectangle pictured at the right is 34 feet MP is 3 feet longer than MN find the measure of MN in feet
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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You haven't attached a diagram, so I'm assuming MN is the width and MP is the length.

width = w

2w + 2(w + 3) = 34
2w + 2w + 6 = 34
4w + 6 = 34
4w = 28
w = 7

width = w = MN = 7 ft