SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 feet less than twice the width of the rectangle. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 474 feet, find the width and the length.

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Question 678348: The length of a rectangle is 3 feet less than twice the width of the rectangle. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 474 feet, find the width and the length.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The length of a rectangle is 3 feet less than twice the width of the rectangle. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 474 feet, find the width and the length.
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Let the width be "w":
Then the length is "2w-3"
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Equation:
Perimeter = 2(width + length)
474 = 2(w + 2w-3)
237 = 3w-3
3w = 240
w = 80 feet (width)
2w-3 = 157 feet (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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