SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is x inches long. The length of that rectangle is 6 inches less than twice the width. If the perimeter measures 48 inches, what is the measure of the leng

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Question 621145: The width of a rectangle is x inches long. The length of that rectangle is 6 inches less than twice the width. If the perimeter measures 48 inches, what is the measure of the length and width of the rectangle.

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If a rectangle with perimeter has a length that is units longer (or shorter if ) than times the width, ,

Then knowing that the Perimeter is given by:

,

make the substitution:



Then solve for







For your problem: , , and . Do the arithmetic.

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