document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=207083>Question 207083</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the lenght of a rectangle is three times the width. what is the width if the area is 147 square feet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "l=3w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lw=147<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use first equation to substitute \"3w\" for \"l\" in 2nd equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3w)w=147<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3w^2=147<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2=49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=7 (this is the answer)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "verify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=3w=3*7=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lw=7*21=147 </SPAN>\n" );
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