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document.write( "the length of a rectangleis 8 inches more than it's width. the perimeter of the rectangle is 24 inches. what are the length and width?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let width be W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then length = W + 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2L + 2W = 24 ----- 2(L + W) = 2(12) ------ L + W = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W + 8 + W = 12 ------- Substituting W + 8 for L <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W = 12 - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W, or width = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L, or length = 2 + 8, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2810%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2810%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches\r<BR>\n" );
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