document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=932602>Question 932602</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The width of a rectanglar plot is 4 feet longer than two-fifths the length. If the perimeter of the plot is 36 feet, find the length. How do I set up the equation?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(2/5)x + 4 = width   {width is 4 longer than two-fifths the length}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter of a rectangle is 2(width) + 2(length)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 2[(2/5)x + 4] = 36   {substituted into perimeter formula}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + (4/5)x + 8 = 36   {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(14/5)x + 8 = 36   {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(14/5)x = 28   {subtracted 8 from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10   {divided each side by 14/5, which is multiplying by reciprocal, 5/14}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length is 10 feet<BR>\n" );
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