The length of a rectangle is 4 inches shorter than it’s width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 80 inches. what are the length and width of the rectangle?

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Vitaly Batonov · Answer 1 · 2024-11-13T16:43:07+0000

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Suppose that x is the length and y the width of the rectangle. Then we have 2x+2y=80 and x=y+4. Therefore, 2(y+4)+2y=80 or 4y+8=80 or 4y=72 or y=18 and x=22

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The length of a rectangle is 4 inches shorter than it’s width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 80 inches. what are the length and width of the rectangle?

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