document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147955>Question 147955</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimter of a rectangle is 66 inches.  The length exceeds the width by 27 inches.  Find the length and width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length is ?? inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please HELP. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108341 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108341\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=length and y=width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, the perimeter formula is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2x%2B2y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2x%2B2y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Since the perimeter is 66 inches, this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=66 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=66\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So the equation is now <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=66=2x%2B2y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"66=2x%2B2y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, because the \"length exceeds the width by 27 inches\", this tells us that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=y%2B27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=y%2B27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=66=2x%2B2y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"66=2x%2B2y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the first equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=66=2%28y%2B27%29%2B2y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"66=2%28y%2B27%29%2B2y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=y%2B27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=y%2B27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=66=2y%2B54%2B2y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"66=2y%2B54%2B2y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=66=4y%2B54 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"66=4y%2B54\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=4y%2B54-66 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=4y%2B54-66\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=66 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"66\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4y=54-66 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4y=54-66\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4y=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4y=-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-12%29%2F%28-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-12%29%2F%28-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the width is 3 inches. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=y%2B27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=y%2B27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Go back to the second equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3%2B27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3%2B27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length is 30 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length is 30 inches and the width is 3 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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