document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=790935>Question 790935</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The width of a rectangle is 7 inches less than the length. The perimeter is 58 inches. Find the length and the width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Width = x - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 2* length + 2* width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58 = 2x + 2(x - 7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58 = 2x + 2x - 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 58 + 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 18 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 11 inches.<BR>\n" );
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