document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=503956>Question 503956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can someone please help me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the perimeter of a rectangle field is 110 feet. the length is 7 feet more than twice the width. what is length of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we have no numerical value at this time, we'll use \"x.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And what can we use for the length at this time?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Well we know that the length is 7ft longer than 2 times the width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we can represent this by 2x+7.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that perimeter is the sum of all the sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the case of the rectangle we can assume that perimeter equals 2 times the length+ 2 times the width.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So with this information, let's set up an equation to solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2(2x+7)=110 <--------- 2WIDTH+2LENGTH=PERIMETER<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2(2x+7)=110       (Distribute the 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4x+14=110         (Combine like terms)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+14=110            (Subtract 14 from each side)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=96                (Divide each side by 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16   <-------What does this x represent? The value of the width!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now remember to always check what specifically the word problem is asking of you. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We want to know the value of the length, so we're not done yet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we need to plug in the value of x into what we originally represented length to equal which was (2x+7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(16)+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "39<------------------the value of the length!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure if this is right? Check by adding up all the side of the values of width and length and see if they equal the given perimeter value.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "39+39+16+16=110 CHECK!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LENGTH=39ft<BR>\n" );
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