document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=36144>Question 36144</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangle has a perimeter of 68 inches. its legnth is 2 inches less than 3 times a width. what are the legth and width of the rectange </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-First you must suppose that the width is \"x\". <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-The length of the rectangle is 2 inches less than 3 times the width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So that would make the length (3x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-To find the perimiter of a rectangle: 2W X 2L.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Form the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(3x-2) + 2(x) = 68\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x-4 + 2x = 68\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x=64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The width is 8 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length is 22 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(8)+ 2(22) = 68 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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