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the length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than three times the width of the perimeter of the rectangle is 36 cm, what are the dimensions?

User Fnkbz
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Define:

Width = x

Length = 3x + 6


Equation:

2(x) + 2(3x + 6) = 36

x = 3


Answer:

Width = 3 cm

Length = 15 cm

User David Fulton
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2cm squared is the answer
User Dibran
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