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A perimeter of a rectangle is 102. The width is one less than three times the length. Find the length and width of this rectangle. I do not know how to do this. I was absent this day from class.

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i hope this helps you width w length 3w-1 perimeter=2 (w+l) 102=2 (w+3w-1) 51=4w-1 4w=52 w=13 width 3.13-1=39-1=38 length
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