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The length of a rectangle is (8x – 9) and the width is (2x + 3).

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

User Johnny Lim
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Answer:

P = 20x - 12

Explanation:

The Perimeter of a Rectangle is 2l + 2w, where l is the length and w is the width.

Now, let's substitute the given values.

2(8x - 9) + 2(2x + 3)

= 16x - 18 + 4x + 6

= 20x - 12 <--- This is the answer

Hope this helps!

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