document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992195>Question 992195</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is 6 times as long as it is wide. The area is 96 square feet. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width:: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length:: 6x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x*6x = 96<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x^2 = 96<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4 (width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 24 (length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2(length+width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2(24+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2(28)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 56<BR>\n" );
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