document.write( "Question 4848: the perimeter of a rectangle is 160 ft. One fourth the length is the same as twice the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. \n" ); document.write( "
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perimeter = 2L+2W
\n" ); document.write( "160=2L+2W
\n" ); document.write( "Divide by 2
\n" ); document.write( "80=L+W\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Additionally we know that
\n" ); document.write( "1/4L=2W
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 4
\n" ); document.write( "L=8W\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we can substitute that in:
\n" ); document.write( "80=8W+W
\n" ); document.write( "80=9W
\n" ); document.write( "8.88=W\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L=8W
\n" ); document.write( "L=8(8.88)
\n" ); document.write( "L=71.77\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "160=2(71.11)+2(8.88)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Pretty unusual numbers for this kind of math problem...\r
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