SOLUTION: A horse trainer is putting up a fence for the horses she train. The trainer has purchased enough wood to build 1500 feet of fence. To give the horses room to run, the trainer wants

Question 298866: A horse trainer is putting up a fence for the horses she train. The trainer has purchased enough wood to build 1500 feet of fence. To give the horses room to run, the trainer wants the length of the fence to be at least twice its width.
Which ordered pair gives a length and a width that satisfies the conditions above?
a)(600,200)
b)(600,175)
c)(500,275)
d)(500,250)
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Answer by user_dude2008(1862) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2L+2W=1500
L=2W

2L+2W=1500
2(2W)+2W=1500
4W+2W=1500
6W=1500
W=1500/6
W=250
L=2W=2(250)=500

Answer: length=500, width=250
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