SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is fixed at 11 cm. What lengths will make the perimeter greater than 88 cm?

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Question 157352: The width of a rectangle is fixed at 11 cm. What lengths will make the perimeter greater than 88 cm?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter is the sum around the entire rectangle.
P%5Br%5D=L%2BW%2BL%2BW=2L%2B2W
P%5Br%5D=2L%2B2%2811%29=2L%2B22
What lengths make Pr greater than 88?
P%5Br%5D%3E88
2L%2B22%3E88
2L%3E66
L%3E33
Any length greater than 33 cm will make the perimeter over 88 cm.