document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255479>Question 255479</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of a rectangle is 24 feet. the width is 30 feet less than 5 times the length. find the width. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187931 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EMStelley><B>EMStelley(208)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EMStelley><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=EMStelley><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187931\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's call the width W and the length L.  Then we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+5L+-+30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+5L+-+30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And we know that the equation for perimeter is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24=2W%2B2L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24=2W%2B2L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So using the substitution above, we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24+=+2%285L-30%29%2B2L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24+=+2%285L-30%29%2B2L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24+=+10L-60%2B2L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24+=+10L-60%2B2L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24+=+12L-60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24+=+12L-60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=84+=+12L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"84+=+12L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7+=+L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7+=+L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length is 7 feet.  Thus, using our original equation for width, we have a width of 5 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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