SOLUTION: A farmer has 260 meters of fencing to build a rectangular coral. He wants the length to be 3 times as long as the width. What dimensions should he make his corral?

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Question 866457: A farmer has 260 meters of fencing to build a rectangular coral. He wants the length to be 3 times as long as the width. What dimensions should he make his corral?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the Width.
Let 3x be the Length.
Circumference=2L+2W
280=2*3X+2X
280=6X+2X
8X=280
X=280/8
X=35 METERS ANS FOR THE WIDTH.
3*35=105 METERS ANS. FOR THE LENGTH.
PROOF:
280=2*105+2*35
280=210+70
280=280