SOLUTION: cindy has 50 feet of fencing. she wants to build a rectangular pen in which the width is 5 feet less than the length using all of the fencing

Question 1100649: cindy has 50 feet of fencing. she wants to build a rectangular pen in which the width is 5 feet less than the length using all of the fencing
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52835) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
width L-5
length L

Length of the pen, 15 feet.
Width of the pen, 10 feet.
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