SOLUTION: Originally a rectangle was twice as long as it was wide. When 5m was subtracted from its length and 3m from its width, the resulting rectangle had an area of 55m squared. Find the

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Question 122955: Originally a rectangle was twice as long as it was wide. When 5m was subtracted from its length and 3m from its width, the resulting rectangle had an area of 55m squared. Find the dimensions of the new rectangle.
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