document.write( "Question 167270: The length of a rectangle is six inches less than three times the width.The perimeter of the rectangle is 36 inches.What are the width and length of the rectangle?\r
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L=3W-6
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\n" ); document.write( "2(3W-6)+2W=36
\n" ); document.write( "6W-12+2W=36
\n" ); document.write( "8W=36+12
\n" ); document.write( "6W=48
\n" ); document.write( "W=48/6
\n" ); document.write( "W=8 FOR THE WIDTH.
\n" ); document.write( "L=2*8-6
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\n" ); document.write( "2*10=2*8=36
\n" ); document.write( "20+16=36
\n" ); document.write( "36=36
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