SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 82 yards.The width is 15 yards less than the length.What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 352012: The perimeter of a rectangle is 82 yards.The width is 15 yards less than the length.What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by mananth(16949) About Me  (Show Source):
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let length = l
width = l-15
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Perimeter = 2*(L+W)
2*(L+L-15)=82
2*(2l-15)=82
4l-30=82
4l=82+30
4l=112
l= 28 yards the length
width = l-15 = 13 yards
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C H E C K
13+13+28+28=82
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