document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249465>Question 249465</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please guide me on how to solve this problem: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the length of a rectangle is 5cm. more than twice the width. the perimeter of the rectangle is 34 cm. find the dimensions of the rectangle.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #181678 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=181678\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Turn each statement into an equation using the fewest possible unknowns.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = length of the rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length is twice the width plus 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2W + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = perimeter of a rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2L + 2W = 2(L + W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 34 (given)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting what we know...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34 = 2(L + W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 2...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17 = L + W<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting L = 2W+5...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17 = 2W + 5 + W<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collecting terms and subtracting 5 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 = 3W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3W = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2W+5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2(4)+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 8+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Checking the perimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2(L+W) = 2(13+4) = 2(17) = 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Checks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );