<PRE><B>Question 939648</B>
The length of a rectangle is 3 centimeters more than 3 times the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 46 centimeters, write a system of equations 
to describe this situation. Use the variable w to represent the width of the rectangle in the equations.
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width:: w
length 3w+3
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Perimeter = 2(length + width)
46 = 2(3w+3 + w)
23 = 4w+3
4w = 30
w = 5 cm (width)
3w+3 = 18 cm (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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