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The length of a rectangular box is 2 units less than its width.

If the area of the box is 15 units square.
Find the perimeter of the box.

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perimeter=16

step 1: factor 15 till you find two numbers where the difference between them is 2. you should come up with 3 and 5.

step 2: multiply 5 by 2 and 3 by 2

step3: 10+6=16
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Here is your answer. Hope it helps :)
The length of a rectangular box is 2 units less than its width. If the area of the-example-1
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