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A rectangle has a perimeter of 58 inches. The length is five more than twice the width. Write and solve an equation to determine the width of the rectangle

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Answer:

The width is 8 inches.

Explanation:

Let the width be x. Per the question, the length should be 2x + 5. Set up a perimeter equation and solve for x.

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A rectangle has a perimeter of 58 inches. The length is five more than twice the width-example-1
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