document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=293477>Question 293477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 34 feet. Find the width of the rectangle if the length is 5 feet more than twice the width. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2L + 2W = 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l = 2w + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(2w + 5) + 2w = 34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4w + 10 + 2w = 34 Combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6w + 10 = 34 <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 10 from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6w = 24<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 4 Width equals 4 <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute <i>4</i> for <i>w</i> calculate length:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l = 2(4) +5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l = 13 Length = 13 <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace l with 13 and w with 4 to check your answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(13) + 2(4) = 34 and bob's your uncle! </SPAN>\n" );
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