document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=957904>Question 957904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is twice its width. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the perimeter is 24cm, what is its area? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L= 2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W+2L= 24, since L= 2W:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W+2(2W)= 24 Multiply to get rid of the parenthesis:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W+4W= 24 Add on the left:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6W= 24 Divide both sides by 6:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W= 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W= 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L= 2(4)= 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter= 2(4)+ 2(8)= 8+16= 24 Our answer is correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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