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John is building a fence around his home. Currently his fence measures 14 feet on each side but he wants to increase only the wi

dth of his fence by x feet to have a rectangular fence that has an area of 280 square feet.Write an equation that can be used to find x then solve your equation

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Grace [21]3 years ago

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The value of x is 6 feet.

<u>Step-by-step explanation</u>:

Area of the rectangular fence = 280 square feet.
The length of the fence = 14 feet
The width of the fence = (14+x) feet

Area of rectangle = length $\times$ width

280 = (14) (14+x)

280/14 = 14+x

20 = 14+x

x = 20-14

x = 6 feet

The width of the rectangular fence is (14+x) = 20 feet.

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