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The perimeter of a rectangle is 16 inches. The equation that represents the perimeter of the rectangle is , where l represents the length of the rectangle and w represents the width of the rectangle. Which value is possible for the length of the rectangle?

7 in.
8 in.
9 in.
10 in.

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Answer:

7 in

Explanation:

Process of elimination. It can’t be 9 or 10, because 9+9=18 and 10+10=20 (they're more than 16). 8+8=16 exactly, but there’s no room in 16 for the width. Therefore, it’s 7 because 7+7=14

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