document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26214>Question 26214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An ice hockey rink is a rectangle with a perimeter of 174 meters.  The length is 9 meters more than twice the width.  Find the length and width... <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14087 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14087\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let width be x metres\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, length is \"9 metres more than twice the width\" --> 9+2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, perimeter is x + x + (9+2x) + (9+2x) = 174<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 18 = 174<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 156/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 26m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = 26m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length is therefore 9+2(26) --> 9+52 --> 61m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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