document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362716>Question 362716</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 94 inches.  The length exceeds the width by 5 inches.  Find the length and the width of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For this one we need to split this problem into two equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L + 2W = 94<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 5 + W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we can substitute 5 + W for L in the first equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(5+W) + 2W = 94 => 10 + 2W + 2W = 94 => 4W = 84 => W=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we substitute this into the second equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 5 + 21 => L = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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