document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=737414>Question 737414</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem including the steps necessary Thank You.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangle is 50 cm. One side is 11 cm longer than the other side. Find the lengths<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Longer side =11 more than x= x+11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter =2*short+2*long= 2x+2(x+11)=50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B2%28x%2B11%29=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B2%28x%2B11%29=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >simplify with distribution and adding like terms on the left\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now to get x alone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 22 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 4 to get x= 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Go back to the top<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Short side = x = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Long side = x+11 = 7+11=18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: P: 2(7) +2(18)=14+36=50. </SPAN>\n" );
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