SOLUTION: A rectangle is five times as long as it is wide. If it were 24 cm shorter and 24 cm wider it would be a square. What are its dimensions.

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Question 447761: A rectangle is five times as long as it is wide. If it were 24 cm shorter and 24 cm wider it would be a square. What are its dimensions.
Answer by rwm(914) About Me  (Show Source):
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l=5w
l-24=w+24
l=60 w=12
check
60-24=12+24
60=5*12
ok