document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87191>Question 87191</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would appreciate if a tutor would teach me how to solve the following word problems step by step.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1)  	 Solve the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height of a box is 8 inches. The length is three inches more than the width. Find the width if the volume is 560.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Question 3 answers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		8 in.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		10 in.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		70 in.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		7 in.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) 	  	 Solve the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A square lawn has an area of 1568 square feet. A sprinkler placed at the center of the lawn sprays a water in a circular pattern that just covers the lawn. What is the radius of the circle?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Question 4 answers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		39.6 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		28 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		56 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		19.8 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3)  	 Answer the question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a rectangle is x feet long and y feet wide, which one of the following expressions is the length of its diagonal in terms of x and y?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Question 5 answers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		x2 + y2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		x + y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                square root x+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                square root x^2 + y^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4) Solve the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a square is numerically 117 more than the perimeter. Find the length of the side.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "		85 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		52 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		13 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		338 units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #63135 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=63135\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) Solve the problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height of a box is 8 inches. The length is three inches more than the width. Find the width if the volume is 560.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let width be x; length = x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Volume = width*length*height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "560 = x(x+3)*8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 = x^2+3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+3x-70=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+10(x-7)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 inches (width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=10 inches (length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) Solve the problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A square lawn has an area of 1568 square feet. A sprinkler placed at the center of the lawn sprays a water in a circular pattern that just covers the lawn. What is the radius of the circle?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = pi(r^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1568 = pi(r^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2 = 1568/pi <BR>\n" );
document.write( " r = 22.34 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) Answer the question. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a rectangle is x feet long and y feet wide, which one of the following expressions is the length of its diagonal in terms of x and y?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: square root (x^2 + y^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4) Solve the problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of a square is numerically 117 more than the perimeter. Find the length of the side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 4s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = s^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 4s+117<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2-4s-117 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s-13)(x+9)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: s = 13 units<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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