document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056084>Question 1056084</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr.Larsen put a fence around the sides of a rectangular piece of property he owns. If the length is 5 feet less than twice the width and he used 470 feet of fencing, what are the dimensions of the property?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length=2x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their sum is half the perimeter or 235 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-5=235<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=80 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The dimensions are width: 80 feet and length: 155 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 160 feet in width and 310 feet in length.   </SPAN>\n" );
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