SOLUTION: The total length of a fence along the front and one side of a rectangular city lot is 300 feet. If the front fence is twice as long as the side fence, how many feet long is the sid

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Question 20175: The total length of a fence along the front and one side of a rectangular city lot is 300 feet. If the front fence is twice as long as the side fence, how many feet long is the side fence?
Answer by Paul(988) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the side fence
let 2x be the front fence
Perimiter = 300
2(2x+x)=300
6x=300
6x%2F6=300%2F6
x=50