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The shape of Charlene's mirror is a rectangle with a perimeter of 90 inches. If the length of the mirror is 25 inches, then what is its width?

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We were told that the shape of Charlene's mirror is a rectangle. Since the perimeter and length is given, we would find the width of the rectangle by applying the formula for determining the perimeter of a rectangle whic is expressed as

Perimeter = 2(length + width)

Thus,

90 = 2(25 + width)

Dividing both sides of the equation by 2, it becomes

90/2 = 25 + width

45 = 25 + width

width = 45 - 25

width = 20 inches

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