document.write( "Question 1201265: The perimeter of a teacher's table is 4.8 meters. The length is 60 cm shorter than twice the width. Find the dimensions of the table. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let the width be x meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length is (2x-0.6) meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for the perimeter\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + (2x-0.6) + x + (2x-0.6) = 4.8  meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    6x - 1.2 = 4.8\r\n" );
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document.write( "    6x = 4.8 + 1.2\r\n" );
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document.write( "    6x =     6.0\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x = 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The width is 1 meter.  The length is 2x-0.6 = 2*1-0.6 = 1.4  meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.  The perimeter is  1 + 1.4 + 1 + 1.4 = 4.8 meters.  ! correct !\r\n" );
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