SOLUTION: If the length of the rectangle is 2x-2 and the length is x with a perimiter of 140 what is the length of the shorter side

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Question 664300: If the length of the rectangle is 2x-2 and the length is x with a perimiter of 140 what is the length of the shorter side
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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length = 2x-2
Did you mean width is x?
p = 140
P = 2l + 2w
p = 2(2x-2) + 2x = 140
4x - 4 + 2x = 140
6x - 4 = 140
6x = 140 - 4
6x = 136
x = 22.67 is the width (the shorter side)
length = 2(22.67)-2 = 43.33 is the length
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