document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1162251>Question 1162251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 4 feet less than twice the width. The perimeter is 52 feet. Find the length and width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It means that 6 times the width is 8 feet shorter than 52 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other terms, 6 times the width is 60 feet long;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hence, the width is 10 feet and the length is 2*10-4 = 16 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solved (mentally).\r<BR>\n" );
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