document.write( "Question 418646: Please help me solve this. The length of a rectangle is five times its width.
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document.write( "The length of a rectangle is five times its width
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document.write( "Let x and 5x represent the width and length respectvely
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document.write( "  2*5x + 2*x = 72ft
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document.write( "     12x = 72ft
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document.write( "       x = 6ft, the width.  the length is 30ft  (5*6ft)
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document.write( "2*30ft + 2*6ft = 72ft
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