document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949541>Question 949541</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is three times its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 64m, find its area </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "W=width; L=length=3W; P=perimeter=2(L+W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=2(L+W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64m=2(L+W) Divide each side by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 m=L+W Substitute for L.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 m=3W+W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32m=4W Divide each side by 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8m=W The width is 8 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=3W=3(8 m)=24 m The length is 24 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=L*W=24 m*8 m=192 sq m ANSWER: The area is 192 square meters. </SPAN>\n" );
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