A farmer has 96 feet of fence with which to make a corral. if he arranges it iinto a rectangle that is twice as long as it is wide, what are the dimensions?

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2022-09-25

A farmer has 96 feet of fence with which to make a corral. if he arranges it iinto a rectangle that is twice as long as it is wide, what are the dimensions?

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Katelyn Chapman

Katelyn Chapman

Beginner2022-09-26Added 13 answers

Step 1
Find: Length and Width of a rectangle
Perimeter of the rectangle: 2 L + 2 W = 96   f e e t
L = 2 W
2 ( 2 W ) + 2 W = 96   f e e t 6 W = 96   f e e t W = 16   f e e t
Then, L = 2 × 16 = 32   f e e t

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