document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=486362>Question 486362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 4 cm less than 3 times the width. The perimeter is 88 cm. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have x be the width and 3x-4 be the length. Now we can set up the equation as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2(3x-4)=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-8=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 8 to both sides and divide by 8:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we know the width is 12 cm and the length is 32 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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