document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1044385>Question 1044385</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A hectare is a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A 150-hectare plot of land is rectangular and is 1.2 kilometers in width. Give the perimeter of this land.<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 #659652 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=659652\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1km = 1000 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.2*1000 = 1200 meters wide<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem says: 1 hectare = 10,000m^2, and says there are 150 hectares:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150*10,000 = 1,500,000 square meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L+2W = 1,500,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know W, so substitute:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L+2(1200) = 1,500,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L+2,400 = 1,500,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L = 1497600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 748800 meters is the perimeter. If you want it in kilometers divide by 1,000<BR>\n" );
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