SOLUTION: Suppose that the length of a certain rectangle is 6 meters less than three times its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 52 meters. Find the length and width of the rectangle.

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Question 885659: Suppose that the length of a certain rectangle is 6 meters less than three times its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 52 meters. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
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This answer in the link works for all such rectangle questions of the same type. That is why the generalization was used.

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