document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=764113>Question 764113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jacob has a certain amount of fencing he wants to use to make a dog run. if he makes the length 36 ft the width will be 9 ft, but if he makes the length 40 ft the width will be only 5 ft. write and equation in the form y= mx+b that can be used to find the width, y, for any given length x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #465207 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39621)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=465207\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So the perimeter is 90 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(36+9)=90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(40+5)=90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+2y=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER:______y=-x+45________ </SPAN>\n" );
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