document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53742>Question 53742</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand how you do this problem. The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 inches. Find the dimensions if its length is 3 inches greater than its width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Will you please just put this problem in numbers and letters not words? Thanx </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36003 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aaaaaaaa><B>aaaaaaaa(138)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aaaaaaaa><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=36003\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since your biggest problem seems to be converting the problem into an equation, I'll give that a bit more emphasis:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 inches. Find the dimensions if its length is 3 inches greater than its width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's define what variables we'll need and what they stand for:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = x (I named it x because I wanted to; length would work just as fine)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = x+3 (The length is 3 inches greater than the width)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangle is the sum of the length of all of its sides (width+width+height+height), therefore the perimeter of our rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Bx%2Bx%2B3%2Bx%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Bx%2Bx%2B3%2Bx%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Since we know that equals 24, we have an equation!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Bx%2Bx%2B3%2Bx%2B3+=+24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Bx%2Bx%2B3%2Bx%2B3+=+24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+%2B+6+=+24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+%2B+6+=+24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+=+18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+=+18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+18%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+18%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or 4 1/2 inches. The length, therefore, is that number plus 3, or 7 1/2 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Checking:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 1/2 * 2 + 4 1/2 * 2 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 + 9 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 </SPAN>\n" );
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