document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=9587>Question 9587</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a pasture is 1250 feet. The pasture is four times longer than it is wide. Find the dimensions by setting up a system of equations. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "then length = 4w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2(l+b) = 2(w+4w) = 2(5w) = 10w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But we know this = 1250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 10w = 1250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 4x125 = 500 </SPAN>\n" );
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