document.write( "Question 943363: As a store is 5 times as long as it is wide. If the perimeter of the store is 240 feet. How wide is the store?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #575127 by macston(5194)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! width=W; Length=L=5W \n" ); document.write( "P=Perimeter=2(L+W)=240 ft \n" ); document.write( "2(L+W)=240 ft Substitute for L \n" ); document.write( "2(5W+W)=240 ft \n" ); document.write( "12W=240 ft divide each side by 12 \n" ); document.write( "W=20 feet The width of the store is 20 feet \n" ); document.write( "CHECK \n" ); document.write( "L=5W=5(20 ft)=100 ft \n" ); document.write( "P=2(L+W) \n" ); document.write( "240 ft=2(100ft+20ft) \n" ); document.write( "240 ft=2(120 ft) \n" ); document.write( "240 ft=240 ft \n" ); document.write( " |