SOLUTION: A rectangular horse corral is bordered on one side by a barn. The length of the corral is 1.5 times the width. If 119 ft of fencing was used to make the corral, what are the dimens
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Question 1129391: A rectangular horse corral is bordered on one side by a barn. The length of the corral is 1.5 times the width. If 119 ft of fencing was used to make the corral, what are the dimensions?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Depends. Does the barn replace a length dimension or a width dimension?
Solve one of the following for 
depending on the answer to the above question:
or
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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