document.write( "Question 174481This question is from textbook algebra 1
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you can find the perimeter of rectangle if you subtract the width from the length, add 7 inches, and multiply the result by 4.
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 4(L - W + 7)
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\n" ); document.write( "a.If the rectangle's length is l and its width is w, what is the perimeter?
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 4(1 - w + 7)
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 4(8 - w)
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 32 - 4w
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\n" ); document.write( "Find P; we know 2L + 2w = 32 - 4w, substitute 1 for L
\n" ); document.write( "2 + 2w = 32 - 4w
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\n" ); document.write( "2w + 4w = 32 - 2
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\n" ); document.write( "6w = 30
\n" ); document.write( "w = \"30%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "w = 5
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 2(1) + 2(5)
\n" ); document.write( "P = 12
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 4(1 - 5 + 7)
\n" ); document.write( "P = 4(3)
\n" ); document.write( "p = 12
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