SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is five times the width. the length is 5 cm more than the width find the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 939890: The perimeter of a rectangle is five times the width. the length is 5 cm more than the width find the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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p,w,L

system%28p=5w%2CL=5%2Bw%2C2w%2B2L=p%29

The substitutions are ready to make to solve first for w.