SOLUTION: what is the length and the width if the lenght is 8cm more than 4 times the width. And the perimeter is 96cm.

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Question 177421: what is the length and the width if the lenght is 8cm more than 4 times the width. And the perimeter is 96cm.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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P=2L+2W.....if L=4W+8..then
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96=2(4W+8)+2W
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96=8W+16+2W
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80=10W
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highlight%28W=8%29width
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highlight%28L=4%288%29%2B8=40%29length