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document.write( "The length of a rectangle  is   3 less than twice the width
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document.write( "width is x
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document.write( "Length is 
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document.write( "P = 2L + 2W = 30
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document.write( "     L + W = 15
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document.write( "     (2x-3) + x = 15
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document.write( "          3x = 18
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document.write( "           x = 6 units, the width.  The length is 9 units
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