SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 7 inches less than the length. The perimeter is 58 inches. Find the length and the width.
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Question 790935: The width of a rectangle is 7 inches less than the length. The perimeter is 58 inches. Find the length and the width. Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Length = x
Width = x - 7
Perimeter = 2* length + 2* width
58 = 2x + 2(x - 7)
58 = 2x + 2x - 14
4x = 58 + 14
4x = 72
x = 18
Length = 18 inches
Width = 11 inches.
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