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D. 112B. 7013. The length of a rectangle is 5 cm less than 3 times the width. Theperimeter of the rectangle is 94 cm. What is the length of the rectangle?A 31 cmC. 33 cm

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Given that

The length of a rectangle is 5 cm less than 3 times the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 94 cm.

Explanation -

The perimeter of the rectangle is 94 cm.

Let the length be l and the breadth be b.

And the formula for the perimeter is


P=2(l+b)

Now according to the question


l=3b-5

On substituting the values we have


\begin{gathered} 94=2(3b-5+b) \\ 94=2(4b-5) \\ 4b-5=(94)/(2) \\ 4b-5=47 \\ 4b=47+5=52 \\ b=(52)/(4) \\ b=13 \end{gathered}

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