the length of a rectangle is 3 in. less than twice its width. if the perimeter of the rectangle is 8 in., what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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2022-08-30

the length of a rectangle is 3 in. less than twice its width. if the perimeter of the rectangle is 8 in., what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey

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let x be the width
2x - 3 will be the length
x + x + 2x-3 + 2x-3 = 8
6x - 6 = 8
6x = 14
x = 14/6
width = 2 1 3 in
length = 2 ( 14 / 6 ) 3 = 14 / 3 3 = 2 ( 14 6 ) 3 = 14 9 3 = 5 3 in

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