1) The Perimeter of a rectangle is 68m. The length is 2m less than 2 times the width. What is the length of the rectangle?

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1) The Perimeter of a rectangle is 68m. The length is 2m less than 2 times the width. What is the length of the rectangle?

 

2)The perimeter of a rectangle is 178cm. Twice the width is 14 less than the length. Which pair of equations will determine the length and width?

 

How do I solve these and make an equation for 2.

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