document.write( "Question 871545: Charlie wants to build a fence around his rectangular yard. The yard is 16 ft. long and has an area of 128 sq. ft. How much fencing is needed.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The answer key says it is D. I think it's A., as A=lw Therefore, 128=16(w). Divide both sides by 16 to get the missing width. The answer would be 8. Is that correct, or am I missing something? Thank you in advance. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "A =Lw 
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document.write( "128ft^2 = (16ft)w
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document.write( "    8ft = w
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document.write( "P = 2L +2w = 32ft + 16ft = 48ft
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document.write( "D.
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