document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979184>Question 979184</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> peter wants to fence the frontage of his lot by using posts 4 meter apart. however he found the posts too expensive, so he bought 5 fewer posts and space them 5 meter apart. how long is the frontage of his lot? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #600477 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=anand429><B>anand429(138)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=anand429><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=anand429><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=600477\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let initial no. pf posts planned =x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So length of frontage = (x-1)*4  (since no. of gaps between posts will be 1 less than no. of posts)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In actual case, length of frontage = ((x-5)-1)*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(x-6)*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)*5 = (x-1)*4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x= 26 </SPAN>\n" );
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