Question

A postage stamp is shaped like a rectangle with a perimeter of 88 millimeters. The length (x) is 10 millimeters less than twice the width (y). The system of equations shown below represents this situation. x = 2y - 10 2x + 2y = 88 Which statement is true?
Question 4 options:
A) The width of the stamp is 1 millimeters
B)The length of the stamp is 36 millimeters
C) The width of the stamp is 8 millimeters less than the length.
D) The length of the stamp is 10 millimeters greater than the width.

For this I chose C for my answer ,but I'm not sure ,so thanks in advance for the help.

Answer 1

The answer would be D. It says the length is 10 millimeters less than TWICE the width, so it would be 10 millimeters greater than the original width.