SOLUTION: A rectangular horse corral is bordered on one side by a barn. The length of the corral is 1.5 times the width. If 119 ft of fencing was used to make the corral, what are the dimens

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Question 1129391: A rectangular horse corral is bordered on one side by a barn. The length of the corral is 1.5 times the width. If 119 ft of fencing was used to make the corral, what are the dimensions?
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Depends. Does the barn replace a length dimension or a width dimension?

Solve one of the following for depending on the answer to the above question:



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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it