document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=429197>Question 429197</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Larry wants to buy some carpeting for his living room.The length of a room is 2 times the width and the total area of the room is 32 square meters,what is the length of the living room? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #298199 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=298199\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming Larry's living room is rectangular, the formula for the area of the room is length X width.  Since the length is twice the width, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2Width X Width =32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W^2 = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W^2 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2W = 8.<BR>\n" );
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