SOLUTION: Farmer Dan has 170 meters of fence with which to enclose a field. The length of the field is 18 meters more than three times its width. What is the length of the field?

Question 729428: Farmer Dan has 170 meters of fence with which to enclose a field. The length of the field is 18 meters more than three times its width. What is the length of the field?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for the perimeter is

given:

m
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By substitution:

and

The length is 68.25 m
check:

OK
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