SOLUTION: please help me solve this problem: the perimeter of a rectangle is forty yards. it is 1 and a half yards longer than it is wide. what is the length and width?

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Question 290129: please help me solve this problem: the perimeter of a rectangle is forty yards. it is 1 and a half yards longer than it is wide. what is the length and width?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+2(x+1.5)=40
2x+2x+3=40
4x=37
x=9.25 yds
x+1.5=10.75 yds