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document.write( "Draw the picture and label the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 2w-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 2(length + width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 = 2(2w-6+w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 = 3w-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24= 3w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 8 inches (width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 2x-6 = 2*8-6 = 10 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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