document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=877404>Question 877404</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has a perimeter of 140cm. The length of the rectangle is three times the width. Find the difference between the length and the width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter of rectangle =2(l+b) =140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(l+b) = 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as per given condition  l=3b  by substituting <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b +b =70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b =70 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=70/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=  17.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L= 3x17.5 =52.5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "l-b= 35 answer  </SPAN>\n" );
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