SOLUTION: The rectangle has a perimeter of 68. What are the values of x and y. The Left side of the rectangle is 2x The Right Side is 14 and the top is 3y+5.

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Question 923280: The rectangle has a perimeter of 68. What are the values of x and y.
The Left side of the rectangle is 2x The Right Side is 14 and the top is 3y+5.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a rectangle, the left and right side are equal length as are the top and bottom.
2x=14
x=7
The perimeter of a rectangle is P=2L%2B2W
68=2%2814%29%2B2%283y%2B5%29
34=14%2B3y%2B5
3y=145
y=5