document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=697873>Question 697873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of a rectangle is 84 feet. the length of the rectangle is 3 feet less than 2 times its width. what is the length of the rectangle  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L = length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 1: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=84+=+2L+%2B+2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"84+=+2L+%2B+2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 2: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+2W+-+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+2W+-+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug (2W - 3) into equation 1 for L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 1: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=84+=+2L+%2B+2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"84+=+2L+%2B+2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=84+=+2%2A%282W+-+3%29+%2B+2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"84+=+2%2A%282W+-+3%29+%2B+2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=84+=+4W+-+6+%2B+2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"84+=+4W+-+6+%2B+2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=84+=+6W+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"84+=+6W+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 6 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90+=+6W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90+=+6W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2815+=+W%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2815+=+W%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plug 15 into equation 2 for W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 2: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+2W+-+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+2W+-+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+2%2A%2815%29+-+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+2%2A%2815%29+-+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+30+-+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+30+-+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28L+=+27%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28L+=+27%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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