SOLUTION: Alfredo is building a rectangular sandbox for his younger brother. The length of the sandbox is 1 foot longer than twice the width of the sandbox. The perimeter of the sandbox is 2

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Question 1187515: Alfredo is building a rectangular sandbox for his younger brother. The length of the sandbox is 1 foot longer than twice the width of the sandbox. The perimeter of the sandbox is 29 feet.
Part 1. Which equation could be used to determine w, the width, in feet, of the sandbox?
A. w + w + 2 = 29
B. w + 2w + w = 29
C. 2w + 2(w + 2) = 29
D. 2w + 2(2w + 1) = 29
Is it A, B, C, or D?
Part 2. What is the width, in feet, of the sandbox?

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