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a rectangular room is 4 meters longer than it is wide and its preimeter is 32 meters find the dimensions of the room​

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Let x be the width
Length be 4x
The perimeter of rectangle = 2(l+b)
2(4x+x)=32
4x+x = 16
x(4+1)=16
x=16/5
x=3.2 m(width)
4x = 4*3.2
= 12.8 m
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