document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=890730>Question 890730</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve : the perimeter of a rectangle is 64 meters. the length is eight meters less than three times the width.<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 #539201 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=539201\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> VARIABLES: w for width, L for length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "TRANSLATE:  L=-8+3w, 2w+2L=64.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SIMPLIFY AND SUBSTITUTE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w+L=32;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w+(3w-8)=32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SOLVE FOR w FIRST:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w-8=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<b>w=6</b>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finish finding L:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=3w-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=3*6-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=18-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<b>L=10</b> </SPAN>\n" );
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