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If you were to walk around the perimeter of a particular building, you would cover 2498 ft. if this rectangular building is 173 ft longer than it is wide, what are its dimensions?

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p=2498
l=w+173
w
p=l+l+w+w
2498=w+173+w+173+w+w
solve
2498=4w+346
-346 both sides
2152=4w
÷4 both sides
w=538
find l
l=538+173
l=711

width=538ft
length=711ft
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