document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883378>Question 883378</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a room is 3 metres more than its breadth. If the length was increased by 3 metres and the breadth was decreased by 2 metres , the area of the room would remain the same. What is the breadth of original room in there?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533516 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=533516\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w = breadth of original room;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = length of original room;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=w+3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Original room<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w and L, area is wL.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New room<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L+3 and w-2, area is (w-2)(L+3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two rooms were equal area.  The two equations for this system are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28wL=%28w-2%29%28L%2B3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28wL=%28w-2%29%28L%2B3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and from the written problem description, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28L=w%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28L=w%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Substitution for L allows to solve first for w. </SPAN>\n" );
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