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document.write( "~~~The length of a rectangle is 5 centimeters less than twice its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 26 centimeters. What are the dimensions of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2(L + W)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let width be \"W\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length is 2W-5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26 = 2[(2W-5)+W]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 = W-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 18 cm (this is the width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W-5 = 31 cm (this is the length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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