document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=777055>Question 777055</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 3 in. more than its width. If the length were decreased by 2 in. and the width were increased by 1 in., the perimeter of the resulting rectangle would be 24 in. Find the dimensions of the original rectangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=width of original rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=length of original rectangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3-2=x+1 ( length decreased by 2 in) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 (width increased by 1 in)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perimeter=twice the width+twice the length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+1)+2(x+1)=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2+2x+2=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of original rectangle=5 in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of original rectangle=8 in </SPAN>\n" );
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