document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199244>Question 199244</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2) The volume of a rectangular prism is a - 3. What is the width given that the length is a-3 over a-7 and the depth is a+b over a-7?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help please! :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #149768 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorvolunteer><B>tutorvolunteer(9)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorvolunteer><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=149768\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To do this, you need the formula for volume of a rectangular prism.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V of rect prism = length * width* height = (a-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know the length = (a-3)/(a-7) and the height, or depth = (a+b)/(a-7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore we can solve for the width:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " a-3 =  (a-3)/(a-7) * (a+b)/(a-7) * width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is the conceptual part of the problem. With a little algebra, you can solve for the width in terms of a. (You will not get an exact answer) </SPAN>\n" );
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