document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=283074>Question 283074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fence encloses a square yard with an area of 36 m^2. The same amount of fencing can enclose a rectangular yard whose width is 2/3 the width of the square. What is the area of the rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) 24   b) 32    c) 48   d) 64   e) can not be determined<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #205484 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=205484\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> area of aquare =36 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so width of square =6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of the square = 6*4=24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the width of rectangle is 2/3 of width of square  = 2/3*6 =4m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let length of rectangle be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+8 =24  (perimeter of square and rectangle is same)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=24-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of rectangle = 8 and width =4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so area = 32square meters\r<BR>\n" );
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