document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255286>Question 255286</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the permiter of a rectangle is 200 inches. the length exceeds the widthe by 20 inches. find the length and width </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's represent the width as x and the length as x+20. Now we can set up an equation like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+(x+20)+(x+20)=200 combine like terms will give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+40=200 Subtract 40 from both sides will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=160 Divide both sides by 4 will result in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40 inches for the width and the length is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 inches<BR>\n" );
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