SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 7 meters more than the width. The perimeter is 46 meters. Find the length of te rectangle.

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Question 1042562: The length of a rectangle is 7 meters more than the width. The perimeter is 46 meters. Find the length of te rectangle.
Answer by ana@10(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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Formula of perimeter of rectangle is 2(l+b)
Let width be x. So length will be x+7.
46=2(x+x+7)
23=2x+7
16=2x
x=8..
So width is 8metres and so length will be 15m.