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document.write( "Let the breadth be B kilometers.  Then the length is 1.5B kilometers.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for the perimeter\r\n" );
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document.write( "    B + 1.5B + B + 1.5 B = 10  kilometers.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find B\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5B = 10,\r\n" );
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document.write( "     B = 10/5 = 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The breadth is 2 kilometers.  The length is 1.5*2 = 3 kilometers.\r\n" );
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