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The perimeter of a

rectangle is 26. The
length is 6. What is the
width? What is the width

User Rabin Lama Dong
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The width is 7 because:
A rectangle has 4 sides, and opposite sides are equal.
Therefore, 6+6=12
26-12=14
14/2=7
User Poh
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Answer:

7

Explanation:

26 = perimeter

6 = length

26 - (6×2) = 14

14 / 2 = 7

7 = width

hope this helps :)

User Christoph Hansen
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