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document.write( " You are going to paint a wall in your room. The wall is 12 feet long and 8 feet high. A window in the wall is 3 feet wide and 4 feet high. Find the area that you will paint. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A rectangle has a length of 4 inches and width of 3 inches. How would the area change if you doubled both dimensions? Explain your reasoning.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "96-12=84 ft^2 ans.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4*3=12 in^2 is the original area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2*4)(2*3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*6=48 in^2 is the expanded area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area is 4 times the original area because 2*2=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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