document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=447042>Question 447042</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has a 200 meter perimeter, and its length is 8 times its width.  What are the dimensions of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 8x m be the length of the rectangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P=2(l+w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200=2(8x+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100=9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=100/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=88.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the dimensions of the rectangle are 11.1 m by 88.9 m. </SPAN>\n" );
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