document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=366933>Question 366933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the length of the rectangle is twice the width, and the perimeter of the rectangle is 30 cm, what is the length and width of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the width be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the length is \"2x\":<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2(width + length)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 = 2(x+2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 = 2(3x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 cm (width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 10 cm (length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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