document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012136>Question 1012136</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Stan  has a garden in the shape of a rectangle shown below, where X represents the width of the garden and 3x + 2  represents the lenght  of the garden. If it takes 4X +72 feet  of fencing to enclosed the garden, what is the length of the garden? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P=2(L+W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X+72ft=2((3X+2)+X)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X+72ft=2(4X+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X+72=8X+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68ft=4X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17ft=X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width is 17ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L=3X+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=3(17ft)+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=51ft+2=53ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The length of the garden is 53 feet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X+72ft=2((3X+2)+X)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(17ft)+72ft=2((3(17ft)+2ft)+17ft)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68ft+72ft=2(53ft+17ft)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "140ft=2(70ft)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "140ft=140ft<BR>\n" );
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