document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1065659>Question 1065659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this problem. The Width of a rectangle is 3 feet shorter than its length. The perimeter is 306 feet. Let x equal the length of the rectangle. The formula is p= 2L+2w. What is the length and the width of the rectangle?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #680834 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=680834\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w = x - 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "306 = 2x + 2(x - 3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "306 = 2x + 2x - 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 312<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 78<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length of rectangle = 78 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of rectangle = 75 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "306 = 2 * 78 + 2 * 75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "306 = 156 + 150<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "306 = 306<BR>\n" );
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