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A rectangle is 13 centimeters longer than it is wide. Its perimeter is 226 centimeters. What are the length and width?
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A rectangle is 13 centimeters longer than it is wide. Its perimeter is 226 centimeters. What are the length and width?

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let width be x
let length be x+13
perimeter=2*(L+W)
226=2*(x+x+13)
226=2*(2x+13)
226=4x+26
subtract 26 from each sides
200=4x
x=50, which is the width
length=63
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