document.write( "Question 374517: Can someone help I do not understand problem?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangle is 24m. The length is 3 m more than twice the width. Find the dimensions. What is the length___M?
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P=2L+2W
\n" ); document.write( "L=2W+3
\n" ); document.write( "42=2(2W+3)+2W
\n" ); document.write( "42=4W+6+2W
\n" ); document.write( "42=6W+6
\n" ); document.write( "6W=42-6
\n" ); document.write( "6W=36
\n" ); document.write( "W=36/6
\n" ); document.write( "W=6 ANS. FOR THE WIDTH.
\n" ); document.write( "L=2*6+3
\n" ); document.write( "L=12+3=15 ANS. FOR THE LENGTH.
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\n" ); document.write( "42=2*15+2*6
\n" ); document.write( "42=30+12
\n" ); document.write( "42=42
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