document.write( "Question 378108: There are 17 meters of molding around the base of a rectangular room 3.9 meters long. How wide is the room \n" ); document.write( "
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molding = 17 meters
\n" ); document.write( "perimeter = 17 meters
\n" ); document.write( "2*(L+W) =17
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\n" ); document.write( "L+W=17/2
\n" ); document.write( "L+w= 8.5
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\n" ); document.write( "Length = 3.9
\n" ); document.write( "plug value of length
\n" ); document.write( "3.9+W=8.5
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\n" ); document.write( "W=8.5-3.9
\n" ); document.write( "W=4.6 meters
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\n" ); document.write( "3.9+3.9+4.6+4.6 = 17
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