document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=960838>Question 960838</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has a length of 3x +9 and a width of 5x -4. The perimeter of the rectangle is 106<BR>\n" );
document.write( "units. Find the width of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P=2(L+W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "106=2(3x+9+5x-4) Divide each side by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "53=8x+5 Subtract 5 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=8x Divide each side by 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=5x-4=5(6)-4=30-4=26 ANSWER: The width is 26 units.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L=3x+9=3(6)+9=18+9=27 The length is 27 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=2(L+W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "106=2(27+26)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "106=2(53)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "106=106 </SPAN>\n" );
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