SOLUTION: The total length of a fence along the front and one side of a rectangular city lot is 300 feet. If the front fence is twice as long as the side fence, how many feet long is the sid
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Question 20175: The total length of a fence along the front and one side of a rectangular city lot is 300 feet. If the front fence is twice as long as the side fence, how many feet long is the side fence?
Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the side fence
let 2x be the front fence
Perimiter = 300
2(2x+x)=300
6x=300
x=50
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