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The perimeter of a rectangular court is 224 feet. The length is 4 feet more than the width. Write and solve an equation to find the dimension of the court.​
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The perimeter of a rectangular court is 224 feet. The length is 4 feet more than the width. Write and solve an equation to find the dimension of the court.​

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P=224ft
l=4ft+w
P=2l + 2w
224=2(4+w) + 2w
224=8+2w+2w
224=8+4w
224-8=4w
216=4w
w=216/4
w=54ft

l=4ft+54ft
l=58ft

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