document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=595986>Question 595986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amelia's pool is a rectangle that is 30 ft long. The area is 540 sq ft. What is the perimeter?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve this problem, we work backwards to find the width of the pool from its area. Then we use the length and width to find the perimeter.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[I] Find the width of the pool.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The formula for the area of a rectangle is length L times width W. We know the length and the area, so we substitute those values into the formula and solve for W.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=540=%2830%29%28W%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"540=%2830%29%28W%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=540%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=540%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The pool is 18 feet wide.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[II] Find the perimeter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In a rectangle, the opposite sides have the same measure. The perimeter is the distance around the pool. We can write the formula as L+L+W+W or 2L+2W. We substitute our values for length and width and we have the perimeter.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of the pool is 96 feet.<BR>\n" );
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