document.write( "Question 75980: if the perimeter of a rectangle is 108 inches, and its lenght is 3 1/4 feet, find it width. \n" ); document.write( "
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Use the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle:
\n" ); document.write( "P=2(length + width)
\n" ); document.write( "Plug-in the values
\n" ); document.write( "108=2(3 1/4 + width)
\n" ); document.write( "Change the fraction to a decimal
\n" ); document.write( "108=2(3.25+width) [solve for w]
\n" ); document.write( "108/2=3(3.25+w)/2
\n" ); document.write( "54=3.25+w
\n" ); document.write( "54-3.25+2
\n" ); document.write( "50.75=w
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\n" ); document.write( "check by plugging all of the values back into the original equation:
\n" ); document.write( "P=2(length + width)
\n" ); document.write( "108=2(3.25+50.75
\n" ); document.write( "108=2(54)
\n" ); document.write( "108=108 [checks out]\r
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