document.write( "Question 503617: A rectangular field is two times as long as it is wide. If the perimeter of the field is 360 feet, what are the dimensions of the field? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "What can we say the width equals at this point? It is X
\n" ); document.write( "What can we say about the length at this points? It is 2x
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\n" ); document.write( "Perimeter=the sum of all the sides.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So at this point the information we have is 2x+2x+x+x
\n" ); document.write( "(since all we know about the side is x(we don't know this value) and that the length is two times as long (2x)
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\n" ); document.write( "Set up the equation with all the information we currently have
\n" ); document.write( "2x+2x+x+x=360 (combine like terms)
\n" ); document.write( "6x=360 (divide 6 on both sides to get x alone)
\n" ); document.write( "x=60
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\n" ); document.write( "With this information, we now know the length and width.
\n" ); document.write( "Width=60
\n" ); document.write( "Since we had our length as 2x. Multiply 60 by 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Width=60
\n" ); document.write( "Length=120
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\n" ); document.write( "If you want to check add it all up!
\n" ); document.write( "60+60+120+120=360\r
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