document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=330421>Question 330421</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of a rectangle is 200 inches  The length exceeds the width by 50 inches. find the length and the width.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the width is ____ in </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have x represent width and x+50 be the length. Now we can set up and equation as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2(x+50)=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+100=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now subtract 100 and divide by 4 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we know the width is 25 inches and the length is 75 inches. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ </SPAN>\n" );
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