document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=334781>Question 334781</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this story problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A rectangle table is four times as long as it is wide. If the area is 144ft^2, find the length and the width of the table.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #239865 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=239865\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let width be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 4x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of rectangle = L*W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area =144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=144/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take aquare root of both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=12/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 6 ft. the width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 4x = 4*6=24 ft. the length <BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*24= 144 sq. ft<BR>\n" );
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