SOLUTION: How to find the length and width of the rectangle if the perimeter is 48 and the length is 4 in greater than the width?

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Question 297397: How to find the length and width of the rectangle if the perimeter is 48 and the length is 4 in greater than the width?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+2(x+4)=8
4x+8=48
4x=40
x=10
x+4=14