document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=615498>Question 615498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of a rectangle is five times more than the width. The perimeter is 36 in. What are the length and width of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #387203 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=387203\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hint:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "\"The length of a rectangle is five times more than the width\" means L = 5W\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "\"The perimeter is 36 in\" means P = 36\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Recall that the perimeter of a rectangle is P = 2L + 2W\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "So \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "P = 2L + 2W\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "36 = 2(5W) + 2W </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );