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document.write( "The area of a rectangular room is 144ft²and the length of one wall is 16ft. What is the measurement of the other wall?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need to know the steps to solving this, along with the answer. I believe it should be written as an equation, but I am not positive.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let w = width of room<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then since width * length=area<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w(16) = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 144/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 9 feet<BR>\n" );
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