Solve problem. See EXAMPLE.World’s Smallest Koran The world’s smallest Koran was published...

Solve problem. See EXAMPLE.

World’s Smallest Koran The world’s smallest Koran was published in Cairo, Egypt, in 1982, and was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records on October 15, 2004. The width of the book is .42 cm shorter than its length. The book’s perimeter is 5.96 cm. What are the width and length of this Koran, in centimeters?

EXAMPLE FINDING THE DIMENSIONS OF A SQUARE

If the length of each side of a square is increased by 3 cm, the perimeter of the new square is 40 cm more than twice the length of each side of the original square. Find the dimensions of the original square.

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