document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1112399>Question 1112399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Frank buys fencing for a rectangular garden he has in his backyard. The length of the garden is two feet less<BR>\n" );
document.write( "than three times the width of the garden. How much fencing will Frank need to buy? HINT: What is the perimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of his garden?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Frank’s prized tomato patch is in the middle of garden. The rest of his garden serves as a border, or frame, for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "his tomato patch. The tomato patch is 2 feet inside the border of his garden on all sides. If Frank wants<BR>\n" );
document.write( "additional fencing around his tomato patch, how much will he need to surround that area? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length=3x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "half perimeter is their sum, or 4x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perimeter is 8x-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The center rectangle loses 4 feet (2 on each side) for the length and width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the width of that is x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the length is 3x-6, subtracting feet only not 3x-2, since that only defines the ratio of the outer part.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "half perimeter is the sum of 4x-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perimeter is 8x-20 </SPAN>\n" );
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