document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=444336>Question 444336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 7.6 cm more than 3 times the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 56.8 cm, what are its dimensions?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have width be represented by x and length as 3x. Now we can set up our equation as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2(3x)=56.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=56.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 8 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7.1 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we know the width is 7.1 cm and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the height is 21.3 cm<BR>\n" );
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