document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=723132>Question 723132</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 1 less than three times it's width. The perimeter is 30 feet. Find the length of this rectangle </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let width be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then length = \"3x-1\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 2(length + width)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30 = 2(3x-1+x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 = 4x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 3x-1 = 3*4-1 = 11 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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