SOLUTION: 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 re

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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
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

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P = 2L + 2w in general

Here: subdivided into 3 smaller pens (2w + w + w) extra widths for separation purposes (3 smaller pens)

180 yards of fencing material

180yd = 2L + 4w 

180dy = 2*60 + 4w

60dy = 4w

w = 15yd, how wide can the rectangle can  be with L = 60yd