document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56666>Question 56666</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the width of a rectangle is 4 1/3 m and the perimeter is 9 7/15 m, what is the length of the base of the rectangle? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Enter a fraction.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Enter a fraction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 1st thing I would do is turn your mixed numbers into improper fractions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width: 4 1/3= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2A4%2B1%29%2F3=13%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2A4%2B1%29%2F3=13%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "perimeter: 9 7/15=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2815%2A9%2B7%29%2F15=142%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2815%2A9%2B7%29%2F15=142%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length:x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28P=2W%2B2L%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28P=2W%2B2L%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, P=perimeter, W=width, and L=length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation you need to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=142%2F15=2%2813%2F3%29%2B2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"142%2F15=2%2813%2F3%29%2B2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=142%2F15=26%2F3%2B2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"142%2F15=26%2F3%2B2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Eliminate the fractions by multiplying everything by the LCD, 15:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%28142%2F15%29=15%2826%2F3%29%2B15%282x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%28142%2F15%29=15%2826%2F3%29%2B15%282x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2815%2F15%29142=%2815%2F3%29%2826%29%2B15%282x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2815%2F15%29142=%2815%2F3%29%2826%29%2B15%282x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=142=5%2826%29%2B15%282x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"142=5%2826%29%2B15%282x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=142=130%2B30x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"142=130%2B30x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=142-130=-130%2B130%2B30x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"142-130=-130%2B130%2B30x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12=30x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12=30x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F30=30x%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F30=30x%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F30=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F30=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2A2%2F%286%2A5%29=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2A2%2F%286%2A5%29=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F5=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F5=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length is 2/5 m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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