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The perimeter of a rectangle is 146 cm. The width is 10 cm longer than twice the length. Find the width

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Perimeter of a rectangle = 2L + 2W = 146

"width is 10 longer than twice the length"
translates to
W = 2L + 10
this can be rearranged to be
2L = W - 10

we can plug that into the first equation and get
(W - 10) + 2W = 146

add like terms
3W - 10 = 146

add 10 to both sides
3W = 156

divide both sides by 3
W = 52

therefore the width is 52 cm
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