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document.write( "If perimeter is 58ft, what are length and width?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let width be \"W\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then length = \"W+5\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2(width + length)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58 = 2(W + W+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29 = 2W+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 12 ft (width)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = W+5 = 17 ft <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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