document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=927341>Question 927341</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 30 feet.  The length is four times the width.  Find the length and width of the rectangle.    can you show me how to figure this out.  thank you so , so much  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #562903 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=srinivas.g><B>srinivas.g(540)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=srinivas.g><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=srinivas.g><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=562903\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perimeter  =30 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let width be w <BR>\n" );
document.write( "length  = 4 times the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        = 4*w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        = 4w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But perimeter =  2(length+width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        30 = 2(4w+w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       30 = 2(5w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          30 = 10 w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide with 10 on both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        3 =w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so width = 3 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length  = 4*3  = 12 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Result: Width = 3 feet  & length  = 12 feet    </SPAN>\n" );
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