document.write( "Question 1129485: The length of a rectangle is 3 less than 5 times the width. the perimeter is 10 times the width find the demensions.
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document.write( "Let x be the width; then the length is (5x-3).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + (5x-3) + x + (5x-3) = 10x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for x:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    12x - 6 = 10x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    12x - 10x = 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2x = 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x = 6/2 = 3         - the width.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5x-3 = 5*3-3 = 12   - the length.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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