5 Eric is building a fence around the perimeter of a garden in his backyard. The yard is shaped like a rectangle with a width of

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5 Eric is building a fence around the perimeter of a garden in his backyard. The yard is shaped like a rectangle with a width of

15 yards less than the length. He calculates that he needs 70 feet of fencing, Which equation accurately models this problem, with L as the length?

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Elena L [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-09T18:46:38+03:00

Elena L [17]2 years ago

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L=25
If the length is 25 yards then you use 50 yards of fencing for the length, this leaves ten yards for each width of fencing each.
10 yards is 15 yards less than 25 yards showing that this is the correct answer.