SOLUTION: A farmer has 108 feet of fence with which to make a corral. If he arranges it into a rectangle that is twice as long as it is wide, what are the dimensions?
The shorter side is __
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Question 1039154: A farmer has 108 feet of fence with which to make a corral. If he arranges it into a rectangle that is twice as long as it is wide, what are the dimensions?
The shorter side is ___ feet while the longer side is ____ feet.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P=2W+2L
L=2W
108=2W+2(2W)
6W=108
W=18
L=36
The shorter side is 18 feet while the longer side is 36 feet!!!!!!!!
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