document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43003>Question 43003</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 8 in. more than twice it's width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 64 in., find the width of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length is 8 more than twice the width : expression would be 2*w + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since you let a w stand for width, then width= w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It gives you the Perimeter = 64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2*length + 2 * width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fill in the expressions from above\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     64 = 2(2w + 8) + 2w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     64 = 4w + 16 + 2w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     64 = 6w + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     48 = 6w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     8 = w <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The question asked for the width (w) which is 8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it had asked for the length you would fill it back into the 2w + 8 and it would be 24. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope it helps </SPAN>\n" );
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