document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034298>Question 1034298</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam has 15 identical rectangular windows in his home. The length of each window is twice the width, and the area of each window is 8 square feet. Sam wants to put weather stripping around the perimeters of all the windows. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the weather stripping costs $0.25 per foot, how much will he spend? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "15 windows.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 2 x width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make width = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of window = width x length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = x(2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = &#8730;4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 2 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 4 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 2 x Width + 2 x Length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 2(2) + 2(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter of window = 12 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 windows = 15 x 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 180 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 x $0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= $45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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