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What is the answer to the length of a rectangle is 5 feet more then the width and the perimeter is 22 what is is width of the rectangle?

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Question:
l = 5 + w
perimeter = 22
width?

Solution:
Perimeter = 22
2(l + w) = 22
2(5+w+w) = 22
2 (5 + 2w) = 22
5 + 2w = 11
2w = 6
w = 3

The width is 3
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