document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=761128>Question 761128</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 3 times its width. If the length is increased by 2 inches and the width by 1 inch, the new perimeter is 62 inches. What is the width before the increase </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New sizes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 3x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 2*length = 2*width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       62 = 2(3x + 2)+ 2(x + 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       62 = 6x + 4 + 2x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       62 = 8x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        8x = 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         x = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width was 7 inches before increase.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps.<BR>\n" );
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