document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203616>Question 1203616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangular room is 60.5 feet. Let x be the width of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the room (in feet) and let y be the length of the room (in feet). Select<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ⓐ y =  -  2x + 60.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ⓑ y =  -  x + 30.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ⓒ 2x + y = 30.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ⓓ x + 2y = 60.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation  (B)  y = - x + 30.25  is equivalent to \r\n" );
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document.write( "               x + y = 30.25\r\n" );
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document.write( "which describes the sum of the length and the width as half of the perimeter,\r\n" );
document.write( "so this equation is good and relevant to the problem.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Three other equations, (A), (C) and (D) are irrelevant.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In my view, this method of teaching, giving irrelevant questions for discussion,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "educationally is very bad and methodologically is inacceptable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It only causes disgust.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a person gives such assignments to students, it only means two things:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) &nbsp;&nbsp;this person can not teach, at all,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) &nbsp;&nbsp;this person is not ready to teach.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is better to keep such a person at a cannon shot’s distance from teaching.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, I would not have objections, if somebody will come with the idea to double this distance.\r<BR>\n" );
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