document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=190530>Question 190530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the length and width of a rectangle lot with a perimeter of 70 meters if the length is 5 meters more than the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i know the length is 20 and the width is 15 but I need the formula or the steps of how to get the answer </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the width = \"x\",<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then thelength = \"x+5\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2(length + width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 = 2(x+5 + x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 = 2x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 meters(this is the width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5 = 20 meters (this is the length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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