document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=969550>Question 969550</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John built a rectangular vegetable garden that is 37 meters long and has a perimeter of 114 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the width of John's vegetable garden? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter of a rectangle is 2L +2W   We know that L=37  so 2L=74\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "114 is the perimeter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "114=74+ 2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 74 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40=2W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Width=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sides of the rectangle are 20, 37,20,37 (units are meters)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A square is a special rectangle where all sides are equal.  All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.  (not necessary for this problem). </SPAN>\n" );
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