document.write( "Question 516754: the width of a rectangle is one fourth its length. the perimeter is 60 cm \n" ); document.write( "
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Perimeter = 2(L+W) =60
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\n" ); document.write( "W = 1/4*L
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\n" ); document.write( "2(L+W) = 60
\n" ); document.write( "2L +2(1/4*L) = 60
\n" ); document.write( "2L + 1/2L = 60
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\n" ); document.write( "multiply by 2 to cancel the fraction
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\n" ); document.write( "4L + L = 120
\n" ); document.write( "5L = 24
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\n" ); document.write( "W = 1/4*24 = 6
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\n" ); document.write( "check the perimeter
\n" ); document.write( "P = 2(24+6) = 2(30) = 60
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer: Length = 24, Width = 6
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