document.write( "Question 959456: The length of a rectangle is 6 inches longer than it is wide. If the area is 160 square inches, what are the dimensions of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "
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L=W+6
\n" ); document.write( "P=2L+2W
\n" ); document.write( "160=2(W+6)+2W
\n" ); document.write( "160=2W+12+2W
\n" ); document.write( "160-12+4W
\n" ); document.write( "148=4W
\n" ); document.write( "W=148/4
\n" ); document.write( "W=37 ANS
\n" ); document.write( "L=37+6=43 ANS.
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\n" ); document.write( "160=2*43+2*37
\n" ); document.write( "160=86+74
\n" ); document.write( "160=160
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