document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=696067>Question 696067</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> *(I don't understand why 2 in the explenation of the solution?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If fencing costs $9.00 per yard, what would be the total cost of the fencing needed to enclose a rectangular area that measures 46 feet by 34 feet?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.$34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.$46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.$160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.$480\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct answer is D. The perimeter is 2 times the width plus 2 times the length, or (2 × 46) + (2 × 34) = 160 feet. If the cost is $9.00 per yard, it would be $9 ÷ 3, or $3.00 per foot (1 yard is equal to 3 feet). The total cost is 160 ft × $3 per foot = $480. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #428764 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=428764\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> With any rectangle, there are 4 sides where the opposite sides are equal. So instead of saying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = Length + Length + Width + Width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can say\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2*Length + 2*Width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So that's where the '2's come from </SPAN>\n" );
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