document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071028>Question 1071028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mrs. Roza painted the top of a retagular table. The perimeter is 18 feet. The area of the table is 20 square feet. Which of the following could be the length and width of the tabletop?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 2ft, 9ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 10ft, 2ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 4ft, 5ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 9ft, 9ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am so confused on how to find the answer </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hey, the situation is much simpler.\r\n" );
document.write( "They do not ask you to solve equations.\r\n" );
document.write( "They ask you to check if the given options match/satisfy the condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For example, it is obvious that the option A) does not work.\r\n" );
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document.write( "B) also gives wrong perimeter.\r\n" );
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document.write( "D) gives wrong perimeter and wrong area.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To check each option, two skills are necessary and sufficient: \r\n" );
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document.write( "    - to add numbers (to calculate the perimeter - if you know what the perimeter of a rectangle is),   and\r\n" );
document.write( "    - to multiply numbers (to calculate the area - if you know what the area of a rectangle is).\r\n" );
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document.write( "This assignment is for the first - second grade students . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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