document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=787539>Question 787539</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is one meter less than three times the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 30 meters, what is the length of the rectangle?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 3w - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2w + 2(3w - 1) = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w + 6w - 2 = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8w = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 3w - 1 =  11m </SPAN>\n" );
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