Question

Carran is building a fence around his rectangular yard. The fence will cover the front and the 2 sides of the yard. The

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

• sides: 12 feet
• front: 28 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the length of one side of the yard. Then the width of the yard is 2x+4, and the perimeter is ...

  P = 2(L +W) . . . . . . . . . . formula for perimeter of a rectangle

  80 = 2(x + (2x+4)) . . . . . with values from the problem filled in

  40 = 3x +4 . . . . . . . . divide by 2, collect terms

  36 = 3x . . . . . . . . . subtract 4

  12 = x . . . . . . . . . divide by 3. This is the length of the side fence.

  2x +4 = 2(12) +4 = 28

The fence is 12 feet on the sides and 28 feet on the front. (Its total length is 52 feet.)