document.write( "Question 361957: Jarod is having a problem with rabbits getting into his vegetable garden, so he decides to fence it in. The length of the garden is 8 feet more than 3 times the width. He needs 64 feet of fencing to do the job. Find the length and width of the garden \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be width, then (3x+8) will represent the length
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document.write( "64ft of fencing
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document.write( "x + x + (3x+8) + (3x+8) = 64ft
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "8x  + 16 = 64ft
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document.write( "8x = 48ft
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document.write( "x = 6ft  is the width
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document.write( "3*6 + 8 = 26ft is the length
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "2*6 + 2*26 = 12ft + 52ft = 64ft \n" );
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