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document.write( "A rectangle has an area of 2,040 square feet with base=60' and height=40'.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Inside this rectangle are two more rectangles--A & B.  The area of A is twice the area of B.  What is the area of each of these rectangles?\r<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 #16705 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sdmmadam@yahoo.com><B>sdmmadam@yahoo.com(530)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sdmmadam@yahoo.com><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=16705\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has an area of 2,040 square feet with base=60' and height=40'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Inside this rectangle are two more rectangles--A & B.  The area of A is twice the area of B.  What is the area of each of these rectangles?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a rectangle  = length X width = 60 ft X40ft = 2400 sqft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(AND NOT 2040)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What should be clearly stated in the problem is that the big rectangle of 2400 sqft area is split into two rectangles inside it called A and B. (that is to say A and B totally make up the space of this big rectangle should be the data)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we have A+B = 2040 ----(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And by data the area of A is twice the area of B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is A = 2B ----(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Putting (2) in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2B) + B = 2400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3B = 2400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 2400/3 = 800  ----(*)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Putting B = 800 in (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 2B = 2X(800) = 1600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the inner rectangle A is of area 1600 sqft and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the inner rectangle B is of area 800 sqft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Verification: Of course these two rectangles add up to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1600+800)=2400 the area of the big rectangle  \r<BR>\n" );
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