document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=559366>Question 559366</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 56 inches. the ratio of the length to the width is 6:1. find the length and the width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ratio is 6/1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by common factor x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length = 6x & width = 1*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter = 2(L+W)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2(6x+x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56=14x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the length = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24+24+4+4 = 56\r<BR>\n" );
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