document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=467550>Question 467550</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has a base which is five times as long as its height. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "        Find the base and the height of the rectangle if the perimeter is 240 meters. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "base = 5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(5x+x)=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20 height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = 100 </SPAN>\n" );
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