document.write( "Question 532151: a rectangular field is twice as long as it is wide, if the perimeter of the field is 96 yards, what are the dimensions ? \n" ); document.write( "
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P = perimeter
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 96
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 2(L+W)
\n" ); document.write( "L+W = 96/2 = 48
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\n" ); document.write( "L = 2W
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\n" ); document.write( "2W + W = 48
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\n" ); document.write( "3W = 48
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\n" ); document.write( "W = 16
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\n" ); document.write( "L = 48-W = 32
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\n" ); document.write( "L is twice W
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer: Length = 32 and width = 16.
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