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The Perimeter of a rectangle is 36 cm.

The length of the rectangle is 4cm more
than it's width. Find the dimensions of the
rectangle.

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Answer:

length: 11 cm and a breadth: 7 cm.

Explanation:

Let's denote the width of the rectangle by w. Then, according to the problem statement, the length of the rectangle is 4 cm more than the width so the length can be expressed as w + 4.

The formula gives the perimeter of a rectangle:

perimeter = 2 × (length + width)

Substituting the expressions for length and width in terms of w, we have:

36 = 2 × ((w + 4)+w)

Simplifying and solving for w, we have:

36 = 4w + 8

4w = 28

w = 7

Therefore, the width of the rectangle is 7 cm, and the length is 4 cm more than the width, which gives us a length of:

w + 4 = 7 + 4 = 11

So, the dimensions of the rectangle are a length of 11 cm and a breadth of 7 cm.

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