SOLUTION: Find the length and width of a rectangle whose perimeter is 36 feet and whose area is 65 square feet

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Question 1103654: Find the length and width of a rectangle whose perimeter is 36 feet and whose area is 65 square feet
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Find a pair of factors of 65 with a sum of 18.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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w and L

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system%28w%2BL=18%2CwL=65%29
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