Question

the length of a rectangle is 5 inches more than the width the perimeter is 70 inches what is the length

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The sum of length and width is half the perimeter, so is (70 in)/2 = 35 in. Since this is the sum of length and width, if we add 5 inches, it will be twice the length. That is ...

... length + width = 35 in

... length + (width + 5 in) = (35 in) + (5 in)

... 2×length = (35 in) + (5 in) = 40 in

The length of the rectangle is 20 inches.