document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227123>Question 227123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello my name is anthony and i am haveing a problem with solving word problems and it is using formulas to solve equations and please explain it the best way you can step by step so i can understand how to do it and i am new at this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Find the area of a rectangle when the length is 24.2cm and the width is 14cm </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168861 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168861\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is equal to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it's length multiplied by it's width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In algebra, you can use letters to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "represent anything that can be expressed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as a number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For instance, if I know a certain length is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 meters, I can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I know that a certain time is 2 hours,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can write <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As for your problem,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+24.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+24.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now I'll call <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the area, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+L%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+L%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+24.2%2A14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+24.2%2A14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+338.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+338.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area is 388.8 square cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can also figure out what the units are for your answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by just putting units alone into the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+L%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+L%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=units+=+cm%2Acm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"units+=+cm%2Acm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or units = square cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the problem was to find the volume of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a square box, the equation would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V+=+L%2AW%2AH ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V+=+L%2AW%2AH\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ,where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the height of the box<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=units+=+cm%2Acm%2Acm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"units+=+cm%2Acm%2Acm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or, units = cubic cm\r<BR>\n" );
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