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The length of a rectangle is 3 feet longer than the width. The perimeter is 30 feet. Find the length and width of the rectangle.

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The rectangle has a length of 9 and a width of 6. This was found by adding them to get 15 and multiplying by 2 to get the perimeter of 30. Also 9 is 3 more than 6.
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