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the length of a rectangle plus its width is 14 cm. the area is 48 square cm. what are the length and width of the rectangle?

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You want two factors of 48 that add to 14. 6 and 8 are those factors.

The length of the rectangle is 8 cm; its width is 6 cm.
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