SOLUTION: If a rectangles' length is 10 more than 3 times the width and the perimeter is 36 what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 852561: If a rectangles' length is 10 more than 3 times the width and the perimeter is 36 what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,



P = 2l + 2w = 36  0r

     l + w = 18

 %283w%2B10%29+%2B+w+=+18

        4w = 8

         w = 2, the width.  the length is 16     %283%2A2%2B10%29