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Problem Page The length of a rectangle is 5 yd longer than its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 38 yd , find its area.
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The length of a rectangle is
5

yd
longer than its width.
If the perimeter of the rectangle is
38

yd
, find its area.

User Surinder
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There would be four unknown sides just two sides are five more that the others so set it up like this.
4x + 10 = 38
-10 -10
4x=28

28/4=7
Each side is 7 and two have five more so it would be length is 12 and width is seven so the are would equal 84
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