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  1. January 11th 2012, 03:48 PM #1
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    the length of a rectangle is 7cm less than twice its width. the perimeter is 148cm. find the length? HELP PLZ
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    Re: algebra word prob.

    L=2W-7

    So L+L+W+W= 2L+2W= 2(2W-7)+2W = 148
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