document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=496097>Question 496097</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of rectangle is 3 times its width. if the length is increased by 2 inches and the width by 1 inch, the new perimeter is 62 inches. What is the width before the increase </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2(L+2)+2(W+1)=62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L+2W=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L+W=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4W=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=7inches<BR>\n" );
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