SOLUTION: A livestock pen is built in the shape of a rectangle that is 3 times as long as it is wide. The perimeter is 40 feet. If the material used to build the pen is $ 1.50 p

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Question 1166159: A livestock pen is built in the shape of a rectangle that is
3
times as long as it is wide. The perimeter is
40
feet. If the material used to build the pen is
$
1.50
per foot for the longer sides and
$
2.50
per foot for the shorter sides (the shorter sides have gates, which increase the cost per foot), find the cost to build the pen

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