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The length of a

rectangle is 12 cm
more than the width.
The perimeter is 44
cm. What is the
length of the
rectangle?

User Yuvaraja
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Answer:

length= 5+ 12= 17

Explanation:

will take width as x

then the length is x+12

perimeter = x+ x+12+x+x+12= 44

=4x= 44-24= 36

x= 20/4

x= 5

User Pilau
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