document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78690>Question 78690</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rectangular lot:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of a rectangular lot is 50 feet more than the width. If the perimeter is 500 feet, then what are the length and width? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56506 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><B>tutor_paul(519)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><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=tutor_paul><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=56506\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This problem boils down to developing 2 equations with 2 unknowns. From the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "information given, the first step is to figure out how to write the equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, you are given that the length is 50 feet more than the width. You can write that as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=l=w%2B50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"l=w%2B50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, you are given the perimeter of the rectangle to be 500 feet. You can write that as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2l%2B2w=500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2l%2B2w=500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (Recall that perimeter is the length of all sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now you have two equations with 2 unknowns. That means you can solve for l and w.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You already have an equation for l, so just plug that in to the second equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28w%2B50%29%2B2w=500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28w%2B50%29%2B2w=500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2w%2B100%2B2w=500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2w%2B100%2B2w=500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4w=400 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4w=400\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now that you have w, plug that into the first equation and you can get the length. I'll leave that part to you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luck,<BR>\n" );
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