The perimeter of the rectangle 26ft. The length is 5ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions. Write a system of linear equations and solve the resulting system. Let x be the length y be the width.
2x+2y=_
x=y+__
What is the Length? __ft
What is the Width? __Ft

Question

The perimeter of the rectangle 26ft. The length is 5ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions. Write a system of linear equations and solve the resulting system. Let x be the length y be the width. 
2x+2y=_ 
x=y+__ 
What is the Length? __ft 
What is the Width? __Ft

shamil98 · Answer

You have all the givens to solve.
p = 26
l = 5 + w
26= 2l + 2w
26 = 2(5+w) + 2w
26  = 10 + 2w + 2w
26 = 10 +4w
16 = 4w
w = 4
now just plug 4 into the equation for L , 
 l = 5 + 4
l = 9