The perimeter of a rectangle is 56 meters. The width of the rectangle is 4 meters less than the length. Find the length and the width
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p=2(l+l-4)=56
then
l=16
b=12
ceraleysakura:
breadth is still width right? Im not sure what a breadth is.
length is l. and breadth or width is (l-4).
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Answer:
Let length is x
width is x-4
perimeter is 56
P= 2(l+b)
56= 2(x +x-4)
56/2 = 2x - 4
28 + 4 =2x
32= 2x
32/2 =x
16=x
x-4 = 16-4
12
length =16
width = 12
Step-by-step explanation:
Im using an another solution which is x + (x-4) + x + (x-4)
ahh, ok. I get it. Thanks
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