document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316851>Question 316851</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 5 meters longer than the width.Find the length and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width if the perimeter is 54 meters. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "width = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter is 54.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We use the formula P = 2L + 2W.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let P = 54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "54 = 2(x + 5) + 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you finish now? </SPAN>\n" );
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