document.write( "Question 550455: Please show work for this word problem:\r
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The perimeter is \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = 2L+2W\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = 2*164+2*75\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = 328+150\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = 478\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the perimeter is 478 meters\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Because the horse ran around this perimeter 4 times, the horse ran 4*478 = 1912 meters total.
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