document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19628>Question 19628</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose that the length of a rectangle is one and one-third times as long as its width.  The area of the rectangle is 48 square centimeters.  Find the length and width of the rectangle.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need help devising/solving the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=lw<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=(1 and 1/3)(L)(W) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I need help devising/solving the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=lw...VERY GOOD<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=(1 and 1/3)(L)(W)...ALMOST CORRECT..THE BEST WAY IS <BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET WIDTH =W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LENGTH=one and one-third times as long as its width.=(1 and 1/3)(W)..=(4/3)(W).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=4W/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO AREA =L*W=(4W/3)*W=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W*W=48*3/4=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=6 CM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=4W/3=4*6/3=8 CM </SPAN>\n" );
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