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Chris built a rectangular snow fort with a perimeter of 24 feet. The length of the fort was 8 feet less than 3 time the width. What was the length (x) and width (y) of the fort? * Your answer
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Chris built a rectangular snow fort with a perimeter of 24 feet. The length of the fort was 8 feet less than 3 time the width. What was the length (x) and width (y) of the fort? * Your answer

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p=2x+2y
24=2x+2y
x=3y-8
but still the answer is 7,5
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