SOLUTION: A farmer has 84 feet of fence with which to make a corral. If he arranges it into a rectangle that is twice as long as it is wide, what are the dimensions? The shorter side

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Question 1095257: A farmer has 84 feet of fence with which to make a corral. If he arranges it into a rectangle that is twice as long as it is wide, what are the dimensions?


The shorter side is ( ) feet while the longer side is ( )
feet.
Answer by ikleyn(52801) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let W be the width (in feet).

Then L = 2W feet, as the condition says.


Perimeter = L + W + L + W = 2W + W + 2W + W = 6W = 84  feet =======>  W = 84%2F6 = 14 feet.


L = 2*14 = 28 feet.


Answer.  L = 28 feet,  W = 14 feet.