SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular picture frame is three inches more than the width. If the perimeter of the frame is 50 inches, what are the dimensions of the frame?

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Question 712888:
The length of a rectangular picture frame is three inches more than the width. If the perimeter of the frame is 50 inches, what are the dimensions of the frame?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=W+3
P=2L+2W
50=2(W+3)+2W
50=2W+6+2W
4W=50-6
4W=44
W=44/4
W=11 ANS. FOR THE EIDTH.
L=11+3=14 ANS. FOR THE LENGTH.
PROOF:
50=2*14+2*11
50=28+22
50=50