document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825686>Question 825686</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The width, w, of a rectangle is 3/4 its length,l,.The width,w, of the rectangle is 12 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What Is the perimeter and area in square ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "As you said, the width is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%29%2F%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%29%2F%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the length. This would lead us to believe that the length is 4 parts, and 3 parts of it is 12 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can be written as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812%29%2F%28l%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2812%29%2F%28l%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%29%2F%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%29%2F%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > . Using cross multiplication, we'll get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283l%29%2F%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283l%29%2F%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812%2A4%29%2F%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2812%2A4%29%2F%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , which ends up as 16 inches. Now we know that the length is 16 inches and the width is 12 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Using our info, the perimeter is equal to 2(l+w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2(16 + 12) inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2(28) inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 56 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Area is equal to l times w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 16 times 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 192 square inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There you go! I hope it helps :) x </SPAN>\n" );
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