document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=975354>Question 975354</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John wants to fence in a rectangular space in his backyard for his dog.  He has 74 feet of fencing to surround the rectangular area.  What should the dimensions of the region be if he wants the length to be 7 feet greater than the width? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length=x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "74=2x+2(x+7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=4x+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+7=22 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perimeter is twice their sum, or 74 feet.<BR>\n" );
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