document.write( "Question 1209447: The perimeter of a rectangular ink pad is 26 centimetres. It is 8 centimetres wide. How tall is it?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "L = unknown length
\n" ); document.write( "W = 8 is the width\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = perimeter of the rectangle
\n" ); document.write( "P = 2*(L+W)
\n" ); document.write( "2(L+W) = 26
\n" ); document.write( "2(L+8) = 26
\n" ); document.write( "L+8 = 26/2
\n" ); document.write( "L+8 = 13
\n" ); document.write( "L = 13-8
\n" ); document.write( "L = 5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another way to solve
\n" ); document.write( "2(L+8) = 26
\n" ); document.write( "2L+16 = 26
\n" ); document.write( "2L = 26-16
\n" ); document.write( "2L = 10
\n" ); document.write( "L = 10/2
\n" ); document.write( "L = 5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The rectangle is 8 cm wide and 5 cm tall.
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