document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=582439>Question 582439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of the measures of a pair of sides of a rectangle is 7:12. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 95, what is the length of each side? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let width = 7x ; Then length = 12x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 2(length + width)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "95 = 2(12x + 7x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19x = 95/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 95/38<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = 7x = 7*2.5 = 17.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 12x = 12*2.5 = 30<BR>\n" );
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