SOLUTION: A rectangular room is 2 meters longer than its wide, and its perimeter is 36 meters. A. Letting X represent the width of the rectangle, write an equation that represents the per

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Question 1090867: A rectangular room is 2 meters longer than its wide, and its perimeter is 36 meters.
A. Letting X represent the width of the rectangle, write an equation that represents the perimeter of the room.
____________
B. Find the width of the room
The width is:______meters.
C. Find the length of the room
The length is:_______meters

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Dimensions x+2 and X;
2%28X%2B2%29%2B2X=36


2X%2B4%2B2X=36
4X=32
highlight%28X=8%29, width