document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=741585>Question 741585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jeremy helps Madeline build a rectangular pen with a perimeter of 86 feet. Twice the pen's width is one more than three times its length. What is the width of the pen? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perim = 2(width + length)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perim = 2*width + 2*length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2W = 3L + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "86 = 3L+1 + 2L<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "86 = 5L + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5L = 85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 17 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"W\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W = 3L + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W = 51+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 26 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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