document.write( "Question 387022: The perimeter of a rectangular Playing field is 504. It's length is 6 yards shorter than twice it's width. What is the area \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "   length is 6 yards shorter than twice it's width      
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document.write( "Let x and (2x-6) represent the width and length respectively
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document.write( "Question states*** P = 504
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document.write( "504 = x + x + (2x-6) +(2x-6)
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "504 = 6x - 12
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document.write( "516 = 6x
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document.write( "86 = x, the width, Length is 166   (2*86 - 6)\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( " 2*86 + 2*166 =  172 + 332 = 504 \n" );
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