document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=958779>Question 958779</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Farmer Dan has 2736 feet of fence with which to enclose a field. The length of the field is 8 feet more than three times its width. What is the length of the field? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W=width; L=length=3W+8ft; P=perimeter=2736ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=2(L+W) Substitute for L.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2736ft=2(3W+8ft+W) Divide each side by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1368ft=4W+8ft Subtract 8ft from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1360ft=4W Divide each side by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "340ft=W <BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=3W+8ft=3(340ft)+8ft=1028ft ANSWER: The field is 1028 feet long.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P=2(L+W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2736ft=2(1028ft+340ft)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2736ft=2(1368ft)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2736ft=2736ft </SPAN>\n" );
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