document.write( "Question 990542: The length of a rectangle is 5 times the width
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\n" ); document.write( "W=width; L=length=5W
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\n" ); document.write( "P=2(L+W)
\n" ); document.write( "48in=2(5W+W)
\n" ); document.write( "24in=6W
\n" ); document.write( "4in=W
\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER 1: Width is 4 inches.
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\n" ); document.write( "L=5W=5(4in)=20in
\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER 2: Length is 20 inches.
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\n" ); document.write( "P=2(L+W)
\n" ); document.write( "48in=2(20in+4in)
\n" ); document.write( "48in=2(24in)
\n" ); document.write( "48in=48in
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