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Angelina_Jolie
11 days ago
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Stanley is building a rectangular fence with 44 feet of fencing. If the width is two less than half the length, what is the widt

h of the fence? Write an equation and solve.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Zina [3.9K]11 days ago
6 0

Response:

The fence's width is 6 feet.

Detailed explanation:

To start, let’s define some variables.

Let the width of the fence be denoted as w, and the length as l.

Next, determine the length: the width is 2 feet less than half of the length.

w = l/2 - 2

Alternatively, l/2 can be expressed as w + 2, leading to l = 2(w + 2).

The total perimeter of the fence is 44 feet. The perimeter for a rectangle can be calculated using the formula:

P = 2(l + w)

Inserting what we know:

P = 44 and l = 2(w + 2)

44 = 2(2(w+2) + w)

44 = 2(2w + 4 + w)

44 = 2(3w + 4)

44 = 6w + 8

6w = 36

w = 36/6

w = 6 feet

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