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steven has a rectangular rug with a perimeter of 16 feet the width of the rug is 5 feet what is the length of the rug

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so perimeter is equal to 2 lengths and 2 width so the equation would be P=2L+2W. you know width so you plug in 5 for W then solve for L and you should get L=3
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