document.write( "Question 346430: you used 75 yards of fencin to make a rectangular pen. if one side of the pen is 18 yards what are the dimensions of the pen \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #247704 by ewatrrr(24785)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi, \n" ); document.write( "*Note: the perimeter is all the way around the pen where one side is 18yd. \n" ); document.write( "Let x be the length of the other side of the fence. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "the question states the following to be true:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "18 + 18 + x + x = 75 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms and solve: \n" ); document.write( "2x = 39 \n" ); document.write( "x = 19.5 yds \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Dimensions are 18yd by 19.5yd \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Check Your answer: \n" ); document.write( "18 + 18 + 19.5 + 19.5 = 75 \n" ); document.write( " |