The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 ft. The length is is 2 ft. longer than the width. What is the width and length?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-21T22:06:02

I found: #5"ft" and 7 "ft"#

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Answer 2 · 2015-09-21T22:08:59

The length is #7# and the width is #5#

We have #L# =length and #W#= width

Hence the perimeter is #P=2*(L+W)#

because #L=W+2# hence

#P=2*(W+2+W)=>2W+2=P/2=>2W+2=12=>W=5#

and #L=5+2=7#