document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1050137>Question 1050137</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> New carpeting is being installed in a rectangular office. In order to know how much carpeting to buy, the area of the office must be calculated. The perimeter of the office is 40 feet and the ratio of its length by its width is 3:2. What is the area (in square feet) of the office?<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 #665722 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=665722\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If length is x and width is y, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2Fx=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2Fx=2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter information means  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B2y=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B2y=40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplfied as  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28x%2By=20%2Cy=2x%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28x%2By=20%2Cy=2x%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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