SOLUTION: The length and width of a rectangle are consecutive odd integers. The perimeter is 80 meters. Find the length and width.

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Question 836163: The length and width of a rectangle are consecutive odd integers. The perimeter is 80 meters. Find the length and width.
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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2L+2W=80
L=X
W=(X+2)
THUS:
2X+2(X+2)=80
2X+2X+4=80
4X=80-4
4X=76
X=76/4
X=19 ANS FOR THE LENGTH
19+2=21 ANS FOR THE WIDTH
PROOF:
2*19+2*21=80
38+42=80
80=80