SOLUTION: John has thirty-two feet of chain link fence to enclose a play area for his dog. He wants the area in the shape of a rectangle with length two feet more than the width. What should

Question 800900: John has thirty-two feet of chain link fence to enclose a play area for his dog. He wants the area in the shape of a rectangle with length two feet more than the width. What should be the length and width of the enclosure? BE CAREFUL; this is not a ratio problem.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
John has thirty-two feet of chain link fence to enclose a play area for his dog. He wants the area in the shape of a rectangle with length two feet more than the width. What should be the length and width of the enclosure?
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L + W = 16
--> 7 by 9
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