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  • 09-02-2020
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The length of a rectangle is 5 cm greater than its width. The perimeter is 42 cm. What are the dimensions of the rectangle.

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khighsmi khighsmi
  • 09-02-2020

Answer:

length=25  width=17

Step-by-step explanation:

l+w=42

start by guessing a pair of numbers that equals 42 i chose 22+20

since these two numbers are 2 digits apart,

5-2=3

now we have to add 3 to 22 and subtract 3 from 20

now it is 25+17 which still equals 42

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