document.write( "Question 1156602: perimeter is 220 feet, the length of the field is 2 feet more than the width, find the length \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Perimeter = 2L + 2*(L-2) = 220\r\n" );
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document.write( "4L - 4 = 220\r\n" );
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document.write( "4L = 224\r\n" );
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document.write( "L = 224/4 = 56 feet.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.  2*56 + 2*54 = 2*110 = 220.   ! Correct !\r\n" );
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