The perimeter of a rectangle is 162 cm. The length of the rectangle is eleven centimeters more than

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four times the size of the width. What is the length and width of the rectangle?

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let

width = w

length = 4w + 11

2(length) + 2(width) = perimeter

2(4w + 11) + 2(w) = 162

8w + 22 + 2w = 162

10w + 22 = 162

10w = 140

w = 14 cm (WIDTH)

length = 4w + 11

length = 4(14) + 11

length = 56 + 11

LENGTH = 67 cm

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