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22 December, 16:43

The length of a rectangle is 8 cm more than it's width. The perimeter is 68 cm. Find the length and the width of the rectangle.

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  1. 22 December, 17:04
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    To solve this we need to form an equation, using L for length and W for width

    Perimeter=2L+2W

    68=2L+2W

    Because the length is 8cm more than the width we can say it is W+8.

    68=2 (W+8) + 2W

    68=2W+16+2W

    68=4W+16

    52=4W

    W=13cm

    L = (13+8) = 21cm
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