document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=266188>Question 266188</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of a rectangle is 24 ft. Its length is five times its width. Let x be the length and y be the width. What is the area of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P=2L+2W    Length (here)=5y   Width (here)=y    Substitute Length and Width (here) into the Perimeter equation as in: P=2L+2W = 24 = 2(5y)+(y)=10y+y=11y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 11y=24 than y=24/11 that is width and x(length)=5y or 5(24/11) </SPAN>\n" );
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