SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 158 yards. The width of the rectangle is 23 yards. What is the length of the rectangle?

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Question 172182: The perimeter of a rectangle is 158 yards. The width of the rectangle is 23 yards. What is the length of the rectangle?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It follows, P=2L%2B2W
where-------->system%28P=158yards%2CW=23yards%2CL=L%29
Then,
158=2L%2B2%2823%29
158-46=2L
112=2L ---------->cross%28112%2956%2Fcross%282%29=cross%282%29L%2Fcross%282%29
highlight%28L=56yards%29, Answer
check by going back,
158=2%2A56%2B2%2A23
158=112%2B46
158yards=158yards
Thank you,
Jojo