SOLUTION: Mr.Larsen put a fence around the sides of a rectangular piece of property he owns. If the length is 5 feet less than twice the width and he used 470 feet of fencing, what are the d
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Question 1056084: Mr.Larsen put a fence around the sides of a rectangular piece of property he owns. If the length is 5 feet less than twice the width and he used 470 feet of fencing, what are the dimensions of the property? Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! width=x
length=2x-5
their sum is half the perimeter or 235 feet
3x-5=235
3x=240
x=80 feet
The dimensions are width: 80 feet and length: 155 feet.
There are 160 feet in width and 310 feet in length.
