document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=238965>Question 238965</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is five times its width. if the perimeter of the rectangle is 72 cm, find its area?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let W = width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5W = length (from:\"length of a rectangle is five times its width\")<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know the perimeter:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(W + 5W) = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(W + 5W) = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6W = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 6 cm (width)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5W = 5(6) = 30 cm (length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width * Length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 * 30 = 180 square cm<BR>\n" );
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