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document.write( "Let W = the width.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then the length = W+2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter is\r\n" );
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document.write( "2W + 2(W+2) = 28,\r\n" );
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document.write( "4W + 4 = 28  --->  4W = 28-4  --->  4W = 24  --->  W =  = 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. The dimensions are 6 and 8. The area is 6*8 = 48 .\r\n" );
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