document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=833222>Question 833222</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the width of a rectangle is four feet less than the length and the perimeter is 68 feet, what are the dimensions of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #502469 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=502469\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> P = 2L + 2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = L-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's plug in the values<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68 = 2L + 2(L-4) [substituting the width value]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68 = 2L + 2L - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 8 to each side, and add the Ls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "76 = 4L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 19<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If L = 19, then W = L-4, or 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check by putting in the numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68 = (2*19) + (2*15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68 = 38 + 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Success! </SPAN>\n" );
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