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The width of a rectangle is 5 feet more than its length. The perimeter is, at most, 50 feet. What is the largest possible width of the rectangle? (write and solve inequality)

The width of a rectangle is 5 feet more than its length. The perimeter is, at most, 50 feet. What is the largest possible width of the rectangle? (write and solve inequality)
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The width of a rectangle is 5 feet more than its length. The perimeter is, at most,

50 feet. What is the largest possible width of the rectangle?
(write and solve inequality)

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User Ryanoshea
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Answer:

The largest possible width is 15 feet.

Explanation:


w=l+5\\2w+2l\leq 50\\w+l\leq 25\\


l+5+l\leq 25\\2l\leq 20\\l\leq 10


w\leq 15

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