SOLUTION: the perimeter is 120 inches. the width is 12 inches shorter than the lenght, what is the lengh of the rectangle/

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Question 1056458: the perimeter is 120 inches. the width is 12 inches shorter than the lenght, what is the lengh of the rectangle/
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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width = w
length = w + 12

perimeter = 2(w) + 2(w + 12) = 120
2w + 2w + 24 = 120
4w = 96

w = 24

length = w + 12 = 36 in