Question 62508
if it takes 600 feet of fence to enclose a rectangular lot that is 132 feet wide, then how deep is the lot?
I am assuming that the fence is on all four sides of the rectangular lot.
The perimeter of a rectangle is found with the formula {{{P=2L+2W}}}, where P=perimeter, L=length, and W=width
P=600
W=132
L=x
{{{600=2x+2(132)}}}
{{{600=2x+264}}}
{{{600-264=2x+264-264}}}
{{{336=2x}}}
{{{336/2=2x/2}}}
{{{168=x}}}
The lot is 168 ft deep.
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