document.write( "Question 907971: a rectangle is 8 feet by 9 feet. its area is three times the area of another rectangle that is 12 feet long. find the width of the second rectangle \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "12w = 72/3
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document.write( "12w = 24
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document.write( "w = 2ft, (L = 12ft)
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document.write( "24ft^2 = 72ft^2/3 = 24ft^2 \n" );
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