SOLUTION: the primeter of a court is 114 the length is 6 more than two times the width what is the length and widty

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Question 321560: the primeter of a court is 114 the length is 6 more than two times the width what is the length and widty
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the width be x
length = 2x+6
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Perimeter = 2*L+2*w
2x+2(2x+6)=114
2x+4x+12=114
6x+12=114
6x=102
x=17 the width
length = 2x+6
=2*17+6
=40 the length