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Find the perimeter of the rectangle. length 7 inches and area 35 square inches.

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User Caresse
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the anwer is 5

35 divied by 7 is 5

7 times 5 is 35

User Bordeltabernacle
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Explanation:

Find the perimeter of the rectangle. length 7 inches and area 35 square inches.

P = 2W + 2L

A = LW

because you know that L = 7:

A = LW

35 = 7W

divide both sides by 7:

35/7 = 7W/7

W = 5

substitute into first equation:

P = 2W + 2L

P = 2(5) + 2(7)

P = 10 + 14

P = 24

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