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I need help with this word problem. I am taking an online college course with very little experience and not to much guidance. Any help you can provide for the following word problem I would greatly appreciate. I will not just copy your answer I will learn how to do it. Thank you
Stephanie plans to plant a rectanglar vegetable garden next to her house. To protect it from her dogs, she bought some fencing material for three sides, since the side against the house does not need to be fenced. If the side of the garden parallel to the house is three feet longer than the other two sides, and she bought 15 feet of fencing, what will be the dimensions of Stephanie's garden? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the length of each of the sides
perpendicular to the house
The side parallel to the house is
The total length of fencing is:
given:
The lengths of the sides are 4, 4, and 7
