The length of a rectangle is 5ft longer than twice the width. if the perimeter is 70 ft. find the length and width of the rectan

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liberstina [14]

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The length of a rectangle is 5ft longer than twice the width. if the perimeter is 70 ft. find the length and width of the rectan

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vlada-n [284] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-05T12:20:01+03:00

vlada-n [284]4 years ago

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Let the width = x then we have that length = 2x + 5 and also that:
x + x + 2x + 5 + 2x + 5 = 70
6x + 10 = 70
6x = 60
x = 10

Therefore width = 10ft and length = 25ft