SOLUTION: If The width of a rectangle is 5 more than 1/3 of its length. The perimeter is 34 meters, what is the length of the shorter side?

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Question 384354: If The width of a rectangle is 5 more than 1/3 of its length. The perimeter is 34 meters, what is the length of the shorter side?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+2(1/3x+5)=34
2x+2/3x+10=34
2 2/3x=24
x=24/8/3
x=24*3/8
x=9
1/3x+5=8