document.write( "Question 1048360: A farmer has 180 yards of fencing material to make a rectangular pen subdivided into 3 smaller pens. If the total length of the pens is to be 60 yards at most , how wide can the rectangle be? Solve this using inequalities \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "P = 2L + 2w in general
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document.write( "Here: subdivided into 3 smaller pens (2w + w + w) extra widths for separation purposes (3 smaller pens)
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document.write( "180 yards of fencing material
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document.write( "180yd = 2L + 4w 
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document.write( "180dy = 2*60 + 4w
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document.write( "60dy = 4w
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document.write( "w = 15yd, how wide can the rectangle can  be with L = 60yd \n" );
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