document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87379>Question 87379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the rectangle is 3 times its width.  The perimeter of the rectangle is 160 ft.  Find the length and the width of the rectangle. Solve the problem algebraically. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 3w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*width + 2*length = perimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(w) + 2(3w) = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w + 6w = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8w = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = 20 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 60 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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