SOLUTION: if it takes 600 feet of wire fencing to fence a rectangular feed lot that has a width of 75 feet then what is the length of the lot?

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Question 362500: if it takes 600 feet of wire fencing to fence a rectangular feed lot that has a width of 75 feet then what is the length of the lot?
Answer by HasanSahin(52) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's name the long side of the rectangle as "a" and small side as "b".
After then you'll understand that +600+=+2%2Aa+%2B+2%2Ab+
So that +a+%2B+b+=+300+
If b = 75 >> a = 225
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