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The perimeter of a rectangular painting is 308 cm. If the length of the painting is 93 cm, what is its width?

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Answer: 61 cm.

Step-by-step explanation: The perimeter of any shape is the total distance of the exterior. This means that the sum of all side lengths of a shape is the perimeter. For a rectangle, the sum of both lengths and widths is the perimeter.

You can use the formula 2L+2W=P to solve this problem. 308 is P or the perimeter and 93 is L or the length. We can substitute these values and we get 2(93)+2(w)=308. We then subtract 2(93) or 186 from both sides to get 2W= 122. We then divide by two to get W or the width is equal to 61 cm.

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