document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423654>Question 423654</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the width of a rectangle is 1 centimeter less than one and one-half times its length.  If the perimeter of the rectangle is 38 centimeters, find its area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let assume length =x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then width = (3/2)*x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ 1 +1/2 =3/2 ]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2( x + 3x/2 -1) = 38\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 5x/2 - 1 = 19\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 5x/2 = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> x = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 8 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " width = 11 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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