Problema Solution

Tracy needs to find the length and width of a storage room. The room is 1 meter longer than it is wide. The perimeter is 14 meters.

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let


l = the length of the room


w = the width of the room


The room is 1 meter longer than it is wide:


l = w + 1


The perimeter is 14 meters:


2(l + w) = 14


by solving the system of equations:


l = w + 1


2(l + w) = 14


we find:


l = 4 m


w = 3 m


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the length is 4 meters.


the width is 3 meters.