document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356678>Question 356678</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of a rectangle is 48 feet.what is the dimensions of the rectangle if the length is 6 feet longer than twice the width?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x represent the width and (2x+6) be the length. Now we can set up an equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2(2x+6)=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Expand and combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+14=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 14 and divide by 4 each side to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we know the width is 4.5 feet and the length is 15 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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