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The length of a rectangle is 10 meters more than one-half the width. If the perimeter is 44 meters, what are the length and width? This question is from textbook

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The length of a rectangle is 10 meters more than one-half the width. If the perimeter is 44 meters, what are the length and width?

width = x
length = x%2F2 + 10
Perimeter = 2x + 2(x%2F2+10) = 44
2x + x + 20 = 44
3x + 20 = 44
3x = 24
x = 8 (width)
8/2+10 = 4+10 = 14 (length)
Dimensions are 14m by 8m.