The perimeter of a rectangle is 36ft. the length is 10ft. longer than the width find the dimensions.
Write a system linear equation an solve the resulting system let x be the length and y be the width.
2(y+x) = 36
y+x = 18
y+(y+10) = 18
2y = 8
y = 4
x=y+10 = 14
The rectangle is 4x14