document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388572>Question 388572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with the perimeter of a rectangle is 174 inches.  The length exceeds the width 37 inches.  Find the ninth at the width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can set up the equation as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x represent the width <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+37 is the length so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2(x+37)=174<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+74=174<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 74 from both sides and divide by 4 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go the width is 25 inches and the length is 62 inches. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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