SOLUTION: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 104 inches and the length of the rectangle is 6 inches less than its width, find the area of the rectangle.

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Question 411883: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 104 inches and the length of the rectangle is 6 inches less than its width, find the area of the rectangle.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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width = w
length = w-6
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perimeter = 2(w+l)
Perimeter =2(w+w-6)
Perimeter =4w-12
4w-12=104
+12
4w=116
/4
w=29 inches
length = 29-6=23 inches
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