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Mathematics, 20.10.2019 13:10 gloriuos3841

The length of a rectangle is 5 inches less than 3 times the width. the perimeter of the rectangle is 14 inches. find the length and width of the rectangle.
i did this: length 3x-5; width 3x then i did guess and check and came up with x=2 solving the problem with a perimeter of 14. but, the answer is supposed to be length 4inches, width 3inches.
explain what i did wrong. i know the answer but not how to get it.

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