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A rectangle has a length of x + 2, a width of 7, and a perimeter of 32.

The value of x is

Answer 1

To find the perimeter, you add all the sides.

So length
x+2+x+2
and width
7+7
=
32

x+2+x+2+14=32
2x + 4 + 14 = 32
2x + 18 = 32

And solve for x (get x alone), do you know how to do that?