document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104550>Question 104550</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 3 feet less than 3 times the width. If the perimeter is 146 feet, what is the length and the width of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "WIDTH=W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PERIMETER=2*L+2*W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "146=2(3W-3)+2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "146=6W-6+2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "146+6=8W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "152=8W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=152/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=19 IS THE WIDTH.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=3*19-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=57-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=54 IS THE LENGTH.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "146=2(3*19-3)+2*19)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "146=2(57-3)+38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "146=2*54+38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "146=108+38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "146=146\r<BR>\n" );
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