document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177553>Question 1177553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your family has decided to put a rectangular patio in your backyard similar to the shape of your backyard. Your backyard has a length of 40 feet and a width of 32 feet. The length of your new patio is 14 feet. Find the perimeter of your new patio. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32+32+14+14. I got 92, but i’m not sure if that is right.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " backyard has a length of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >feet and a width of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the length of your new patio is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since backyard and patio  are same shape, similar rectangles, so the sides are proportional\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, the ratio of the lengths is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F14=2.857142857142857 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F14=2.857142857142857\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then the ratio of the widths is same, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=32%2F2.857142857142857 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=32%2F2.857142857142857\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=11.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=11.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "new patio has a perimeter of  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2%2814%2B11.2%29=50.4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2%2814%2B11.2%29=50.4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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