document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=76763>Question 76763</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I HATE WORD PROBLEMS!!!!!!! ... please help me!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question: to weigh a male elephent seal, a biologist lures them to cross a special scale by pulling a model female seal. the rectangular scale in the photo is 8 feet longer than it is wide. the scale has an area of 33 square feet. what are the dimensions of the scale? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55039 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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=55039\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> width = w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = w + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width(length) = area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w(w + 8) = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 + 8w - 33 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w + 11)(w - 3) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 3 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 11 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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