document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=272736>Question 272736</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 40.   If its length is 2 more than 5 times its width, find the dimensions of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My solution is -perimeter =L+W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since Length is 2 more than 5 times width then length would be (5w+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so I was thinking 40=(2+5w) + w but the answer I get  solving for w is 5 which doesn't calculate in my formula as being correct </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #199401 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=199401\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to double each dimension to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40=2%282%2B5w%29%2B2w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40=2%282%2B5w%29%2B2w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since the original perimeter formula is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2L%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2L%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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