document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=534176>Question 534176</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A curtain is to be hung in a hospital room to give privacy. The path the curtain will follow is a rectangle with the wall being one side. If 27 ft of the curtain is used the the side parallel to the wall is 3 ft shorter than the two longer sides, find the dimensions of the curtained room.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #351379 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=351379\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the longer side of the curtain enclosure, then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+(x-3) = 27 Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-3 = 27 Add 3 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 30 Divide by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 and x-3 = 7.  </SPAN>\n" );
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