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document.write( "L = 4W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L + 2W = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L + W = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4W + W = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5W = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 4.4 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 17.6 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS  3 times longer is 4 times as long, not 3 times as long.<BR>\n" );
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