document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=125804>Question 125804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A table is three times as long as it is wide.  If it were 3 ft shorter and 3 ft wider, it would be square (with all sides equal).  How long and how wide is the table? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = original width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = original length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If length is increased by 3 and the width is decreased by 3,it is square, therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x - 3) = (x + 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x -x = 3 + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 is the width,  therefore length: 3*3 = 9 </SPAN>\n" );
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