document.write( "Question 400784: the length of a rectangle is 6 inches longer than the width. the perimeter of the rectangle is 40 inches how many in inches long is each side \n" ); document.write( "
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L=W+6
\n" ); document.write( "P=2L+2W
\n" ); document.write( "40=2(W+6)+2W
\n" ); document.write( "40=2W+12+2W
\n" ); document.write( "40=4W+12
\n" ); document.write( "4W=40-12
\n" ); document.write( "4W=28
\n" ); document.write( "W=28/4
\n" ); document.write( "W=7 ANS. FOR THE WIDTH.
\n" ); document.write( "L=7+6=13 ANS. FOR THE LENGTH.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF:
\n" ); document.write( "40=2*13+2*7
\n" ); document.write( "40=26+14
\n" ); document.write( "40=40
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