document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=364740>Question 364740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length is five units more than the width. The permeter is 9 times thw width. what is length and width? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #260071 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=260071\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> l = w+5,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter is 2l+2w, and so 2l+2w = 9w.  By direct substitution,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(w+5)+2w = 9w.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w+10+2w = 9w,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w+10 = 9w,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 = 5w,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 2, the width, while the length is 7. </SPAN>\n" );
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