SOLUTION: if a rectangle if four less them twice the width and the perimeter is 46 inches what is the dimensions of the rectangle

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Question 211255: if a rectangle if four less them twice the width and the perimeter is 46 inches what is the dimensions of the rectangle
Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming, Length = 2w-4,,,,with Width =w
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Perimeter = 2(L+W) = 2(2w-4+w) = 2(3w-4) = 6w-8 = 46
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or 6w = 46+8 = 54,,,,and w=9,,,,with l= 2(9)-4 = 14
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checking, rect is 9 by 14, per = 2(9+14) = 2*23 = 46 ,,,,,ok
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