document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=759023>Question 759023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One-fifth the perimeter of a building is 50 feet. The length of the building is 30 feet longer than the width. What is the area of the building? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=One-fifth ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"One-fifth\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the perimeter of a building is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2%28L%2BW%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2%28L%2BW%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....eq.1......the perimeter of a building \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=One-fifth ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"One-fifth\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the perimeter is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%2F5=50ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%2F5=50ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; so, the perimeter of a building is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=50ft%2A5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=50ft%2A5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=250ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=250ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=250ft=2%28L%2BW%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"250ft=2%28L%2BW%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=250ft%2F2=%28L%2BW%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"250ft%2F2=%28L%2BW%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=125ft=%28L%2BW%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"125ft=%28L%2BW%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=125ft-W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=125ft-W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......eq. 1a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the length of the building <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > longer than the width <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, than\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B30ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B30ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......plug in eq.1a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2B30ft=125ft-W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2B30ft=125ft-W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......eq. 1a....solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2BW=125ft-30ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2BW=125ft-30ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W=95ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W=95ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=95ft%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=95ft%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28W=47.5ft%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28W=47.5ft%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=47.5ft%2B30ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=47.5ft%2B30ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28L=77.5ft%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28L=77.5ft%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the area of the building is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=L%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=L%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=77.5ft%2A47.5ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=77.5ft%2A47.5ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28A=3681.25ft%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28A=3681.25ft%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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