document.write( "Question 484898: Word Problem for Perimeter - the length of a rectangle is twice the width - perimeter 36 ft \n" ); document.write( "

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Let x is the width of the rectangle
\n" ); document.write( "then 2x is the length of the rectangle
\n" ); document.write( "The perimeter is $\"2%2Ax%2B2%2A%282x%29=36\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%2B4x=36\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6x=36\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=36%2F6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=6\"$ ft is the width
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2A6=12\"$ ft is the length \n" ); document.write( "

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