SOLUTION: Tom wishes to build a pen for his rabbit. He wants it to be three times as long as it is wide, and he wants to use not more than half of his 240-feet of chicken wire. What are the

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Question 251693: Tom wishes to build a pen for his rabbit. He wants it to be three times as long as it is wide, and he wants to use not more than half of his 240-feet of chicken wire. What are the maximum dimensions he can make his pen?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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240/2=120
Questions:
Is the pen enclosed on six sides? or just 4?
Assuming just 4 sides, no top nor bottom, 3w+3w+w+w=120
8w=120
w=120/8
w=60/4
w=15 ft
l=45 ft
check
2*45+2*15=120
90+30=120
120=120
ok