document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1004038>Question 1004038</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle varies jointly with its length and width.  If the perimeter of a rectangle is 24 inches with a length of 5 and a width of 7, what is a rectangle’s width with a perimeter of 32 inches and a length of 5? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter= 2w+2l, let me turn the problem around:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w+2l= Perimeter. We know the length is 5 and the perimeter 32:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w+2(5)= 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w+10= 32 subtract 10 on both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w= 22 divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w= 11<BR>\n" );
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