document.write( "Question 318557: If the length of a rectangle were decreased by twenty-seven feet the rectangle would be a square. The perimeter of the rectangle is two hundred ninety-four feet. What are the dimensions of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"L-27=W\"$ because if the length is decreased by 27 on both sides then all sides would be equal making a square
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\n" ); document.write( "P=294
\n" ); document.write( " $\"294=2%28L%2B%28L-27%29%29\"$ add like terms
\n" ); document.write( " $\"294=2%282L-27%29\"$ distribute the 2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"294=4L-54%29\"$ add 54
\n" ); document.write( " $\"348=4L\"$ divide by 4
\n" ); document.write( " $\"62=L\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L-27=W\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"62-27=W\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"35=W\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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