document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294820>Question 294820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a room is 8 feet longer than twice the width. The perimeter is 70 feet.  Find the length and the width of the room.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the width be x and the length will be 2x+8. Now the equation can be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+2x+8+2X+8=70 Are you with me so far?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine terms to get and subtract 16 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=54 Divide 6 into both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 feet There's the width---I'll let you figure out the length. <BR>\n" );
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