document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=499103>Question 499103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how would you set up an equation to represent \"a rowboat is 11 times as long as it is wide\"?  with an explanation please.  I teach and this is a test question and my fellow teachers and myself do not understand the answer that we are given </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #337418 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=337418\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let L = length and W = width\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Since \"a rowboat is 11 times as long as it is wide\", this means that L = 11W (ie L equals 11 times W)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "For example, if the width is 3 ft, then the length is L = 11*3 = 33 ft </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );