document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=277616>Question 277616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jarod is having a problem with rabbits getting in his vegetable garden, so he decides to fence it in. The length of the garden is 12 feet more than 5 times the width. He needs 132 feet of fencing to do the job. Find the length and width of the garden. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume the width to be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 times width = 5x. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 feet more than 5x ,is 5x+12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+2(5x+12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+10x+24=132<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x=108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=108/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 which is the width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length is 5x+12 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5*9 +12=57 which is the length\r<BR>\n" );
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