Problema Solution

The perimeter of a rectangular building is 212 feet. The width is 26 feet shorter than the length What are the dimensions? (Let W represent the wdht and L represent the length)

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permeter

2x+2y=212

x+y=106

 

 

and let x =length and y =width

y=x-26

so x+y=106

becomes

2x=106+26

2x=132

x=66

and y=106-66

so y=40