document.write( "Question 387444: The width of a rectangular rug is 5 feet. If the perimeter is 26 feet, what is the area of the rug?
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document.write( "Let x represent the length of the rug with a width of 5ft.
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document.write( " P = 10ft + 2x = 26ft 
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document.write( "            2x = 16ft
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document.write( "             x = 8ft
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document.write( "Area= length*width = 5ft*8ft = 40ft^2 \n" );
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