SOLUTION: Tom is building a rectangular dog pen that we wants to enclose. The width of the pen is 2 yards less than the length. If the area of dog pen is 15 square yards, hpw many yards of f
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Question 129612: Tom is building a rectangular dog pen that we wants to enclose. The width of the pen is 2 yards less than the length. If the area of dog pen is 15 square yards, hpw many yards of fence would he need to completely enclose the pen? Please and thank you :) Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Width =yds and length=yds
Area = 15 yds2
Area =
15 = can't used a negative, reject
The perimeter would be yds
He will need 16 yds of fence
