SOLUTION: the perimeter of a rectangle is 68 kilometers. if the length is 2 kilometers less than three times the width, what is the length of the rectangle

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Question 1123008: the perimeter of a rectangle is 68 kilometers. if the length is 2 kilometers less than three times the width, what is the length of the rectangle
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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3w-2%2Bw=34
4w=36
w=9-----------width
25-------------length