document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=920250>Question 920250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.	A city block is 3 times as long as it is wide.  If the distance around the block is 0.48 kilometers, what is the area of the block in square meters? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If the distance around the block is 0.48 kilometers, <BR>\n" );
document.write( " what is the area of the block in square meters?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change .48 km to 480 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = the width of the block<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = the length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3x) + 2x = 480<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify, divide by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + x = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 240/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 60 m is the lenth<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(60) = 180 m is the length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 * 60 = 10,800 sq/m is the area </SPAN>\n" );
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