SOLUTION: Find the length of a rectangular lot with a perimeter of 130 meters if the length is 7 meters more than the width. Remember P=2L+2W L=36m L=65m L=29m L=72m

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Question 951356: Find the length of a rectangular lot with a perimeter of 130 meters if the length is 7 meters more than the width. Remember P=2L+2W

L=36m
L=65m
L=29m
L=72m


Answer by amarjeeth123(570) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the width be x
Then the length is (x+7).
Perimeter of the rectangular lot P=2(x)+2(x+7)=2(2x+7)=4x+14
4x+14=130
4x=116
x=29
Length of the rectangle=29+7=36 metres