document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388831>Question 388831</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 9 cm more than four times the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 58 cm, what are its dimensions? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the width be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the length is \"4x+9\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2(length + width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58 = 2(4x+9 + x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29 = 5x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 cm (width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+9 = 25 cm (length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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