document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=845194>Question 845194</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has a length that is 3 feet longer than is width. Its perimeter is 26 feet. What is the width 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 #509173 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pmesler><B>pmesler(52)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pmesler><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=pmesler><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=509173\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First let's state what the formula for the perimeter for a rectangle is. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 2L + 2W.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the problem, we know that the length is 3 more than the width. Because it says \"3 more\" that tells us to add three to the width which we still don't know and we'll call w.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, let w = width and l(length) = w+3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter P = 26 ft. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we simply plug in the values into the formula and solve for w.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26 = 2(w+3) + 2w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Distributive property to simplify the expression for length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26 = 2w+6 + 2w.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26 = 4w + 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract each side by 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 = 4w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 = w. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the width is 5 ft.  </SPAN>\n" );
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