SOLUTION: The perimeter of a standard sized rectangular rug is 24ft. The length is 2ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions

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Question 296138: The perimeter of a standard sized rectangular rug is 24ft. The length is 2ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the width be x
the length is x+2
2x + 2(x+2) =24
2x+2x+4=24
4x=24-4
4x=20
x=20/4
x=5
This is the width
length will be 2 more than the width = 7