document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=349249>Question 349249</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the width of a certain rectangle is three-fourths of its length, and the area of that same rectangle is 48 square meters. What is the length and the width of this rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Width = (3/4)x = (3x/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 48m^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use A = L*W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48 = x(3x/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After solving for, we get x = -8 and x = 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Disregard x = -8 since length and width are distances and distance is positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length is 8 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The width is (3*8)/4 or 6 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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