document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=866457>Question 866457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A farmer has 260 meters of fencing to build a rectangular coral. He wants the length to be 3 times as long as the width. What dimensions should he make his corral? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #522328 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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=522328\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the Width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 3x be the Length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Circumference=2L+2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "280=2*3X+2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "280=6X+2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8X=280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=280/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=35 METERS ANS FOR THE WIDTH.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*35=105 METERS ANS. FOR THE LENGTH.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "280=2*105+2*35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "280=210+70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "280=280 </SPAN>\n" );
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