document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=546065>Question 546065</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 7 meters longer than its width. What is the width of this rectangle if its perimeter is equal to 130 meters? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "width = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = x+7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x + x+7 + x+7 = 130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+17=130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 113<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 29+7 = 36! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK    36 + 36 + 29 + 29 = 130 </SPAN>\n" );
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