document.write( "Question 359014: The length of a rectangle is 8m more than 6 times the width. the perimeter is 156. what is the length and the width \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the width.  the length is then (6x + 8m)
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document.write( "*Note P for a rectangle = 2l ++ 2w
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document.write( "2(6x + 8) + 2x = 156
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document.write( "Simplify and Solve
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document.write( "12x + 16 +2x = 156
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document.write( "14x = 140
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document.write( "x = 10cm is the width, length (6*10 + 8cm) = 68cm
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "2*10 + 2*68 = 156 \n" );
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