SOLUTION: Lori built a dog lot for her dog, Chollie, by fencing in a rectangular area of her yard. if Chollie's lot required 72 feet of fence and the length is 16 feet longer than the width

SOLUTION: Lori built a dog lot for her dog, Chollie, by fencing in a rectangular area of her yard. if Chollie's lot required 72 feet of fence and the length is 16 feet longer than the width

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Question 222214: Lori built a dog lot for her dog, Chollie, by fencing in a rectangular area of her yard. if Chollie's lot required 72 feet of fence and the length is 16 feet longer than the width then what are the length and width of Chollie's dog lot?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P=2w+2l
72=2x+2(x+16)
72=2x+2x+32
40=4x
x=10 ft
x+16=26 ft
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