document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=505410>Question 505410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I really need help with this and need this word problem translated into an algebraic equation with only one variable. Then it needs to be simplified.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a rectangle is 72 square inches.  If the length is 40 inches greater than four times the width, what are the dimensions of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #339890 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Taxie><B>Taxie(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Taxie><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=339890\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> call the width w. The length is then  4w+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the rectangle is then. 72 = 4w + 40 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify dividing the equation by 4 to get. 18 = w + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The solution is w = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(sorry I misread 4 for 40 in th previous post)\r<BR>\n" );
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