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The length of a rectangle is 3 meters less than twice the width. Part A: write an expression to find the length of the rectangle. Part B: The length of the rectangle is 11 meters. What is the width of the rectangle?

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Answer:

l = 2w - 3

width = 7 meters

Explanation:

The length of a rectangle is 3 meters less than twice the width. Part A: write an expression to find the length of the rectangle.

l = 2w - 3

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Part B: The length of the rectangle is 11 meters. What is the width of the rectangle?

when l = 11 then:

11 = 2w - 3

add 3 to to both sides:

11 + 3 = 2w - 3 + 3

14 = 2w

divide both sides by 2:

14/2 = 2w/2

w = 7

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