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The length of a rectangle is 3 feet more than twice the width. The perimeter is 128 feet. Find the length and width.

The length of a rectangle is 3 feet more than twice the width. The perimeter is 128 feet. Find the length and width.
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The length of a rectangle is 3 feet more than twice the width. The perimeter is 128 feet. Find the length and width.

User Martney Acha
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Let the width be x feet.

length = 2x + 3 feet

Perimeter = 2x + 2(2x + 3) = 128

6x + 6 = 128

6x = 122

x = 20 1/3

width = 20 1/3 Answer

Length = 2(20 1/3) + 3 = 43 2/3 feet Answer
User Sswierczek
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44.6 meters is the length, and the width is 19.3 meters.
User Dimitar Spasovski
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