SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular swimming pool is 15 feet longer than the width. If the perimeter is 82 feet, then what are the length and the width (in feet)?

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Question 316820: The length of a rectangular swimming pool is 15 feet longer than the width. If the perimeter is 82 feet, then what are the length and the width (in feet)?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter of a rectangle is,
P=2%2A%28L%2BW%29
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L=15%2BW
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2%2A%28%2815%2BW%29%2BW%29=82
2W%2B15=41
2W=26
highlight%28W=13%29
L=15%2B13
highlight%28L=28%29