document.write( "Question 427695: the perimeter of a rectangle is 24, and its length is 3 times its width, find the length and width of this rectangle \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "length is 3 times its width
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document.write( "Let x and 3x represent the width and length respectively
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document.write( "Question states***
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document.write( " 2*3x + 2x = 24
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document.write( "   8x = 24
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document.write( "    x = 3, the width, the length is 9  (3*3)\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 2*9 + 2*3 = 24
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