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The area of a rectangle is 240 sq in. The length is twice the width. What is the area of the rectangle?
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\n" ); document.write( "The problem already gives you the area as 240 sq in.
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\n" ); document.write( "Unless you were looking for the dimensions:
\n" ); document.write( "Let w = width
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\n" ); document.write( "2w = length
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\n" ); document.write( "w(2w) = 240
\n" ); document.write( "2w^2 = 240
\n" ); document.write( "w^2 = 120
\n" ); document.write( "w = 10.95 inches (width)
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\n" ); document.write( "2w = 2(10.95) = 21.9 inches \n" ); document.write( "

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