<PRE><B>Question 490677</B>
Let x be the length of the rectangle
    y---------width-----------------
    z--------side-------------square
The first sentence: x = z/2            (1)
The second sentence: y = 3z + 4        (2)
The third sentence: 2(x + y) = 2(4z)   (3)
Substitute (1) and (2) into (3):
2(z/2 + 3z + 4) = 8z
z + 6z + 8 = 8z
7z + 8 = 8z
z = 8
Substitute z = 8 into (1) and (2) to find x and y:
(1): x = 8/2 = 4
(2): y = 3(8) + 4 = 24 + 4 = 28
Thus the rectangle has the width of 4 and length of 28.
John10:)</PRE>