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Solve this application problem using a system of equations. The perimeter of a rectangular building is 234 feet. The width is 27 feet shorter than the length. What are the dimensions?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter9: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section9.3: Solving Problems With Two Variables

Problem 22P

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