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Jerry has decided to install maintenance-free fencing on three sides of the owner's backyard and install a row of hedges forming a natural fence on the fourth side. The
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Jerry has decided to install maintenance-free fencing on three sides of the owner's backyard and install a row of hedges forming a natural fence on the fourth side. The layout of the backyard lot is rectangular with a perimeter of 584 feet.
The width is 16 feet longer than half the length. Determine the backyard's dimensions. What is the length and the width of the yard?
The length of the yard feet and the width of the yard is
feet.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The layout of the backyard lot is rectangular with a perimeter of 584 feet.
The width is 16 feet longer than half the length. Determine the backyard's dimensions.
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L for length
(L/2)+16 for width
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----------length
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---------width
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