document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=18285>Question 18285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangular yard has a total perimeter of 220 feet. the widths of the yard are each 30 feet shorter than the lengths of the yard. what are the dimensions of the yard? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We are told that the width of the rectangle is given in terms of the length.  So, we start by assigning a variable name to represent the lenght of the rectangle.  We then use this variable to write an expression for the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the length of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The width is 30 feet less.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 30 = the width of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hopefully, you know that the perimeter is the sum of all four sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x + x - 30 + x - 30 = 220\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the left side by combining like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 60 = 220\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 280\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 70\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of the rectangle is 70; the width is 70 - 30 = 40.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's check our result.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the sides 70, 70, 40, and 40 add up to 220?  (Yes, they do.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our answer is correct:  The dimensions of the yard are 70 feet by 40 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "~ Mark<BR>\n" );
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