document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257379>Question 257379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 142 m.The length is 2 m more than twice the width.Find the dimensions. What is the length and width? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given, the length is 2 m more than twice the width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the length = 2x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter is 2(2x+2+x) = 142<BR>\n" );
document.write( "               (3x+2)  = 142/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                3x+2 = 71<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                3x = 71-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                3x = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 x = 69/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 x = 23m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore width = 23 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          length= 2x+2 = 2*23+2 = 48m </SPAN>\n" );
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