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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular plot has benn fenced with 300m long wire. Find the lenght and width of the plot if the length is twice its width? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1- Let x=width. If the length is twice the width, then the length must be 2 times x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2- The formula for perimeter says that the perimeter is equal to 2 times the length plus 2 times the width. Therefore, 300 = 2(2x)+2(x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3- Combine like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   300 = 4x + 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   300 = 6x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4- Divide both sides by 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   300/6 = 6x/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   50 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5- The width is 50 m. </SPAN>\n" );
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