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Question 1015876: A railing encloses a rectangular field 15 acres. Find the length of the railing if the length of the field to its breadth as 3:2 Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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L=length=3x; W=width=2x
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A=LW
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(15 acres)(43560 ft^2/acre) = (3x)(2x)
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653400ft^2=6x^2
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108900ft^2=x^2
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330ft=x
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L=3x=3(330ft)=990ft; W=2x=2(330ft)=660ft
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P=2(L+W)=2(990ft+660ft)=2(1650ft)=3300ft
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ANSWER: The length of the railing is 3300 feet.
