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A rectangular playground has a perimeter of 180 feet. If the width of the playground is 24 feet less than the length, what is the width, in feet, of the playground ?
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A rectangular playground has a perimeter of 180 feet. If the width of the playground is 24 feet less than the length, what is the width, in feet, of the playground ?

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length = a

width = a-24



perimeter = 2. (width +length )



180= 2 (a+a-24)


90= 2a -24


2a= 114


a= 57 length


a-24=57-24=33 width
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