document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=849237>Question 849237</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is 3 times as long as it is wide and the perimeter is 56. What is the width </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 2L + 2W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56 = 2(3x) + 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56 = 6x + 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56 = 8x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x = 56\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 56/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 3*7 = 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Width = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 21 </SPAN>\n" );
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