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The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. The perimeter is 44 cm. What are the dimensions of the rectangle? Write and solve a system of equations to solve the problem.
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The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. The perimeter is 44 cm. What are the dimensions of the rectangle? Write and solve a system of equations to solve the problem.

User Crazyscot
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Here are your equations:
x and 3x
How to set up:
2(x)+ 2(3x) = 44
Simplify:
8x = 44
Divide:
x = 5.5
Plug back in to find values:
Width = 5.5
Length = 16.5

Hope this helps!! :)
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