document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=575162>Question 575162</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square plywood platform has a perimeter which is 8 times the length of a side, decreased by 28. Find the length of a side  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sol:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " side = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by formula, perimeter = 4x ----(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given perimeter = 8*x - 28 -----(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " equate 1 & 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " you will get x = 7 units.  </SPAN>\n" );
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