document.write( "Question 945340: rectangle rug perimeter is 460ft the length is 9 times as long as the width what is the width and length \n" ); document.write( "
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Let the width be x
\n" ); document.write( "Then the length is 9x.
\n" ); document.write( "Rectangle perimeter=2(x+9x)=2(10x)=20x
\n" ); document.write( "20x=460
\n" ); document.write( "x=23 ft
\n" ); document.write( "The width is 23 ft.
\n" ); document.write( "The length is 207 ft.
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