document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=785361>Question 785361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has a length that is 4 meters more than the width. The perimeter is 184 meters. Find the length </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 4 = length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter of a rectangle is 2(width) + 2(length)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 2(x + 4) = 184 {substituted into perimeter formula}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2x + 8  = 184 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 8 = 184 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 176 {subtracted 8 from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 44 {divided each side by 4}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 4 = 48 {substituted 44, in for x, into x + 4}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length is 48 m<BR>\n" );
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