document.write( "Question 798486: The length of a rectangle is five times its width. If the perimeter is at most 96 centimeters, what is the greatest possible value for the width? \n" ); document.write( "
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length = 5w
\n" ); document.write( "width = w
\n" ); document.write( "p = 96\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "p = 2w + 2L
\n" ); document.write( "2w + 2(w + 5) = 96
\n" ); document.write( "2w + 2w + 10 = 96
\n" ); document.write( "4w + 10 - 10 = 96 - 10
\n" ); document.write( "4w = 86
\n" ); document.write( "4w/4 = 86/4
\n" ); document.write( "w = 21.5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "2(21.5) + 2(21.5 + 5( = 96
\n" ); document.write( "43 + 2(26.5) = 96
\n" ); document.write( "43 + 53 = 96
\n" ); document.write( "96 = 96
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