document.write( "Question 1161436: A rectangular room is 1.2 times as long as it is wide, and its perimeter is
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document.write( "x + 1.2x + x + 1.2x = 30\r\n" );
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document.write( "4.4x = 30\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 30/4.4 = 6.818 meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The width is  6.82 m;  the length is  1.2*6.82 = 8.18 m.\r\n" );
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