document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177948>Question 177948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question is Find the length and width of a rectangular lot with a perimeter of 70 meters if the length is 5 meters more than the width. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132905 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=132905\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let W=width and L=length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the \"length is 5 meters more than the width\", this tells us that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (ie add 5 to the width to get the length)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2L%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2L%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the perimeter formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70=2%28W%2B5%29%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70=2%28W%2B5%29%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the given perimeter) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B5\"   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=70=2W%2B10%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70=2W%2B10%2B2W\"   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=70-10=2W%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70-10=2W%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 10 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60=4W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60=4W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2F4=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2F4=W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 4 to isolate \"W\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15=W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the width is 15 meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Go back to the length equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=15%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=15%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=15\"   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=L=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length is 20 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length is 20 meters and the width is 15 meters </SPAN>\n" );
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