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the length of a rectangle is 5 more than its width. the perimeter is 50 feet. what are the length and width of the rectangle?

User Clouddy
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The length of each side is 15 and the width is 10. Since opposite sides of a rectangle are equal- 15+15+10+10=50
User Anton Dovzhenko
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The width would be 10 and the length 15
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