document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=369293>Question 369293</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 2 less than 3 times the width. If the perimeter is 68, what is the length of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3w-2=l<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter=2(l+w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2([3w-2]+w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3w-2+w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(4w-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8w-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter=68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8w-4=68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8w=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3w-2=l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(9)-2=l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27-2=l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25=l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length is 25. </SPAN>\n" );
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