Marty is building a rectangular picture frame and has 42 inches of framing material to work with.

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Marty is building a rectangular picture frame and has 42 inches of framing material to work with. What should be the dimensions of the frame if Marty wants the width to be 5 inches less than the length?


Set up an equation that can be used to solve the problem. Solve the equation and determine the desired value(s). When necessary, round answers to the nearest hundredth.

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A Survey Of Mathematics With Applications

ISBN: 9780135740460

11th Edition

Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde

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