document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=659325>Question 659325</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular room is 1.2 times as long as it is wide, and its perimeter is 27 meters. Find the dimension of the room.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #410741 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ggwilliams><B>ggwilliams(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ggwilliams><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=410741\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perimeter of rectangle = 2(L + W) and that is equal to 27meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = a meters and length = 1.2a meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now Perimeter = 2(1.2a + a) =2.4a + a = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            So 2.4a + 2a = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "               4.4a   = 27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "              4.4a/4.4 =27/4.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                a = 6.12  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        Therefore width = 6.12m and length =1.2 x 6.12 = 7.34 meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check 2(1.2 x 6.12) + 2(6.12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     =2 (7.34) + 12.24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     = 14.68 + 12.24 = 26.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  And that's the closest we can get to 27 since the numbers are not whole numbers and we have to round off.hence 26.92 to the nearest whole number would be 27 </SPAN>\n" );
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