document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=358954>Question 358954</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do u solve for x if the perimeter of the rectangle is x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EX. perimeter is 51 the sides we know are 8x-3 and 2x+11 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for perimeter is P=2l+2w ---l is length and w is width. So just plug in what we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(8x-3)+2(2x+11)=51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Expand out to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x-6+4x+22=51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+16=51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 16 and divide 20 into both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=35/20 or 1 3/4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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