SOLUTION: A rectangular yard is surrounded by a fence that is 4 feet longer than it is wide. If the perimeter of the fence is 424 feet, what are the dimensions of the yard it encloses?
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Question 1768: A rectangular yard is surrounded by a fence that is 4 feet longer than it is wide. If the perimeter of the fence is 424 feet, what are the dimensions of the yard it encloses? Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let one length of the yard be x. The other is then (x+4), seeing as how it is 4 feet longer.
the perimeter is then just the addition of all 4 lengths and that adds up to 424, so:
So, the other length is 108.
Check... 104+108+104+108 is 424. Therefore, a correct answer :-)
cheers
Jon.
