document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268814>Question 268814</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. The difference between the length and the width is 8 feet. Determine the rectangle’s length </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length is 3x, since it is 3 times longer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The diference between the length and the width is 8. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then let 3x-x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the width is 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length is 3 times longer, so 3*4=12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That makes the length equal 12.<BR>\n" );
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