document.write( "Question 435248: 1. The perimeter of a rectangle with length twice its width is equal to twenty-four. Write an algebraic equation to represent this situation, then solve for the length and width \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "length twice its width 
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document.write( "Let x and 2x represent the width and length respectively
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document.write( " 2*2x + 2*x = 24
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document.write( "     6x = 24
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document.write( "      x = 4 units, the width.  The length is 8 units\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 2*4 + 2*8 = 8 + 16 = 24 \n" );
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