SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 more than its width. If perimeter is 58ft, what are length and width?

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Question 445532: The length of a rectangle is 5 more than its width. If perimeter is 58ft, what are length and width?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The length of a rectangle is 5 more than its width.
If perimeter is 58ft, what are length and width?
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Let width be "W".
Then length = "W+5".
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Perimeter = 2(width + length)
58 = 2(W + W+5)
29 = 2W+5
2W = 24
W = 12 ft (width)
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length = W+5 = 17 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.