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Question 1150671: please help me solve this question. a dog trainer has 108 ft of fencing that will be used to create a rectangular work area for dogs. If the trainer wants to enclose an area of 608ft what will be the dimensions of the work area
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a dog trainer has 108 ft of fencing that will be used to create a rectangular work area for dogs. If the trainer wants to enclose an area of 608ft what will be the dimensions of the work area
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P = 2L + 2W = 108
L + W = 54
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Area = L*W = 608 --- not ft, square feet
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Find a pair of factors of 608 with a sum of 54
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1*608 NG
2*304 NG
etc