document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=915411>Question 915411</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi. This is the problem I have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of a rectangle is 3 times its width. If its perimeter is 32m, what is its area?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My friend has only written down on my book:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x4=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12+12+4+4=32 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x4=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't understand how she got these numbers and would like you to explain this to me.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you.<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 #555565 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39626)</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=555565\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w for width, L for length;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L=3w;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w+2L=32;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and you want to know area, which is wL.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for L in 2w+2L=32.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2w%2B2%283w%29=32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2w%2B2%283w%29=32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2B3w=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2B3w=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4w=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4w=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=16%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=16%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the now found value for w to compute or evaluate L.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=3w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=3w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=3%2A4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=3%2A4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You now know both w=4 and L=12, and you can compute the area, w*L. </SPAN>\n" );
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