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the length of a rectangle is 5 more than its width ,w. Which expression represents the perimeter of the rectangle?

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The perimeter of the rectangle is the sum of to times the wide times the length so the correct expression is:


P=2x+2(x+5)

and we can simplify it so:


\begin{gathered} P=2x+2x+10 \\ P=4x+10 \end{gathered}

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