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A rectangle has a perimeter of `52` cm. Its width is `9` cm.

what is the length of the rectangle?

User Rene Polo
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The length will be 17.
Perimeter equation is L+L+W+W= Perimeter

9+9+W+W=Perimeter

I took 18 and subtracted it from 52 and got 34.

Since we are calculating one side length I divided by 2 which got me to 17.
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