document.write( "Question 418109: The perimeter of a rectangle is 50 cm. The length is 9 cm more than the width. What is the length and width of this rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x and (x+ 9cm) respresent the width and length respectively
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document.write( "  2(x+9) + 2x = 50cm  
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document.write( "       4x = 32
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document.write( "       x = 8cm, the width.  The length is 17cm   (8cm + 9cm)
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document.write( " 2*17cm + 2*8cm  = 50cm
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