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The length of a rectangle is 5 ft longer than its width.

If the perimeter of the rectangle is 54 ft, find its length and width.

User Manifest
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Answer:

Width: 11

Hight: 16

Explanation:

User Farhan C K
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Answer: the length of the rectangle is 16 ft and the width is 11 ft.

Explanation:

Let L represent the length of the rectangle.

Let W represent the width of the rectangle.

The length of a rectangle is 6 cm longer than its width. This means that

L = W + 5

The formula for determining the perimeter of a rectangle is expressed as

Perimeter = 2(L + W)

If the perimeter of the rectangle is 64 cm, it means that

2(L + W) = 54

Dividing both sides by 2,

L + W = 27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

Substituting L = W + 6 into equation 1, it becomes

W + 5 + W = 27

2W = 27 - 5 = 22

W = 22/2 = 11

L = W + 5 = 11 + 5

L = 16

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