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The perimeter of a rectangle is 42 inches. If the width of the rectangle is 7 inches, what is the length?

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Answer:

14 inches

Explanation:

Since perimeter is length + length + width + width, we can subtract the width twice, which gives us 28. Then, we can divide by two and that gives the length of the rectangle.

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