SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 94 inches. The length exceeds the width by 5 inches. Find the length and the width of the rectangle.
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Question 362716: The perimeter of a rectangle is 94 inches. The length exceeds the width by 5 inches. Find the length and the width of the rectangle.
Please help. Answer by Jstrasner(112) (Show Source):
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For this one we need to split this problem into two equations:
2L + 2W = 94
L = 5 + W
Then we can substitute 5 + W for L in the first equation:
2(5+W) + 2W = 94 => 10 + 2W + 2W = 94 => 4W = 84 => W=21
Then we substitute this into the second equation:
L = 5 + 21 => L = 26
Therefore:
L=26
W=21
I hope this helps!
