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the length of a rectangle is 2 cm less then 7 timea the width. The perimeter is 96. Find the Width and Length
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the length of a rectangle is 2 cm less then 7 timea the width. The perimeter is 96. Find the Width and Length

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length = 7width - 2

perimeter = 2 width + 2 length
96 = 2 width + 2 (7width -2)
96 = 2 width + 14 width - 4
100 = 16 width
then width = 6.25 cm and length = 7(6.25) - 2 = 41.75 cm
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