document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=480458>Question 480458</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Problem #1. The difference between 2 numbers are 8.  Twice the smaller plus 3 times the larger is 109.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem #2.  The perimeter of a standard basketball court is 288 ft.  Find the dimensions of the basketball court if the length is 4 ft. longer than the width?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help and would appreciate if you can solve it with complete solutions and checking for me to understand it better...I'm having problems solving this kind step by step...thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #329043 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=329043\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Problem #1. The difference between 2 numbers are 8.  Twice the smaller plus 3 times the larger is 109.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = one of the numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the other number is x - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-8) + 3x = 109<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 16 + 3x = 109<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the two numbers are 25, 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Problem #2.  The perimeter of a standard basketball court is 288 ft.  Find the dimensions of the basketball court if the length is 4 ft. longer than the width?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter of a rectangle = 2w + 2l, where l is the length, w is the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given: l = w + 4, perimeter = 288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the value for l in the equation for the perimeter:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w + 2(w+4) = 288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w + 8 = 288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 280/4 = 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: width = 70 ft, length = 74 ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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