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The perimeter of a rectangle is 56 inches. The length is 4 more than twice the width. Write and solve a system to determine the length of the rectangle

User Meghann
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Answer:

56×4=x

so x=224

Explanation:

if i am wrong sorry didnt fully understand what you wanted

User Daniele
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width: x
length: x + 4
Equation: 2(x + x + 4) = 56
2(2x + 4) = 56
4x + 8 = 56
4x = 48, x = 12
Width = 12, 12 + 4 = length
Solution: the length is 16 inch
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