document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=863915>Question 863915</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 28cm. The length is 2cm less than three times the width. Determine the length and width. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now I have tried to solve this and I got <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2=length <BR>\n" );
document.write( "And let x= width  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Now I have tried to solve this and I got <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2=length <BR>\n" );
document.write( "And let x= width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "twice the length plus twice the width=perimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3x-2)+2x=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2+x=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width=4 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length=10 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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