SOLUTION: Brian has 96 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular space in his
yard for his dog. He wants the rectangle to be twice as long as it
is wide.
Write and solve an equation to f
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is wide.
Write and solve an equation to f
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Question 746604: Brian has 96 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular space in his
yard for his dog. He wants the rectangle to be twice as long as it
is wide.
Write and solve an equation to find the dimensions of the rectangle. Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Perimeter normally = 2x length = 2 x width
Brian wants length to be twice the width.
Perimeter = 4x + 2x = 6x
6x = 96 feet
x = 16 feet
Therefore length = 32 feet and width 16 feet
Perimeter = 2 x length + 2 x width
2 x 32 + 2 x 16 = 96 feet
