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Question 1175444: The length of a rectangle is 5 dm less than twice the width. If the perimeter is greater than 36 dm but less than 50 dm, what are the possible dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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2w-5 and w, the dimensions

36%3C2%282w-5%29%2B2w%3C50
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