document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261584>Question 261584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of a rectangle is 240 inches. Find the length and the width of the rectangle if the length is twice the width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's first represent the width as \"x\" and the length as \"2x\". Now we can set up an equation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+2x+2x=240 Combine like terms to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=240 Divide both sides by 6 to be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we have the width which is 40 inches and the width, I'll let you figure that out. <BR>\n" );
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