document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=898783>Question 898783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 126m. The length of each side is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 16 how do I find the value of x -5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544987 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39800)</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=544987\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are given an expression for length but not for width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%283x%2B16%29%2B2%2Aw=126 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%283x%2B16%29%2B2%2Aw=126\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, according to formula for perimeter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x and then evaluate x-5.  The obstacle is that you do not have enough information on either variable x or w, so they are both still unknown.  You can find x, but x will still be in terms of the unknown width. </SPAN>\n" );
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