document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=954898>Question 954898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A park is 4 times as long as it is wide. If the distance around the park is 12.5 kilometers, what is the area of the park? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length is 4x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter of the rectangle=2(length+width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(5x)=12.5 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=12.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width of the park=1.25 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of the park=5 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the park=5*1.25=6.25 square kilometres </SPAN>\n" );
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