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document.write( "L = W + 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W/L = 5/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"L\" and solve for \"W\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W/(W+18) = 5/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8W = 5W + 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3W = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 30 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = W + 18 = 48 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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