document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=383507>Question 383507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the perimeter of a rectangle is 200 feet and the length of the rectangle is 5 feet less than twice the width. Find the width. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #271546 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=271546\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the perimeter of a rectangle is 200 feet and the length of the rectangle is 5 feet less than twice the width. Find the width. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let width be w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "twice the width = 2w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "less 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2w-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 2w-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(L+W)=perimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(2w-5+w)=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(3w-5)=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3w-5=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add +5 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3w=105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3w/3=105/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=35 feet the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 2w-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*35-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=70-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=65 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );