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Please help asap 25 pts

Please help asap 25 pts-example-1
User Sra
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The formula of a perimeter of a rectangle: P = 2(w + l)

w - width, l - length

We have:

P = 24cm and l = (w + 3)cm

Substitute:

24 = 2(w + w + 3)

24 = 2(2w + 3) |use distributive property

24 = (2)(2w) + (2)(3)

24 = 4w + 6 |subtract 6 from both sides

18 = 4w |divide both sides by 4

w = 18/4

w = 9/2

w = 4.5 cm

l = 4.5 + 3 = 7.5cm

Answer: b. 4.5 cm, 7.5 cm.

User Luiscubal
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The answer is B: 4.5 cm, 7.5 cm

Here's why: 7.5 is 3 cm more than 4.5, and when added together, 7.5 + 7.5 + 4.5 + 4.5 = 24.

User Mirek Michalak
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