Write and solve an equation for the situation. The perimeter of a parallelogram is 48 meters. The width of the parallelogram is 8 meters less than its length. Find the length and the width of the parallelogram.

At the "no mutants allowed" country farm, every sheep has 4 legs, every chicken has two legs, and all animals have only 1 head. asked to count how many sheep and chicken are in the fields, a farm boy reports back that there are 140 feet and 50 heads. how many sheep and chicken are there? there are sheep and chicken at the farm.