SOLUTION: how do you figure out the question.... a rectangle has a perimeter of 62cm. the lengths in centimeters of its adjacent sides are consecutive integers??

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Question 662575: how do you figure out the question....
a rectangle has a perimeter of 62cm. the lengths in centimeters of its adjacent sides are consecutive integers??
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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p = 62 = 2(l+w)
l = x
w = x+1
2(x+(x+1))=62
2(2x+1)=62
4x+2=62
4x=60
x=15
length = 15cm
width = 16cm
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