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Fencing costs $20 per yard. * The length of the rectangular region will be 4 more yards than the width. * The farmer wants to have a total cost of $1,200. What will be the width, in yards, of the rectangular region?

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Answer:

27.5 yards


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Explanation:

So its 20$ per yard, the length is 4 more yards then the width. So that is a hundred dollars more then the width. You take away 100 from 1200; 1200-100= 1,100. so you divide 1,100 by 2 and get 550 and the length is 100 dollars more. so add 550+650 = 1,200, and so you know that is correct so then you divide 550 and 20 and you get 27.5.

So the width of the rectangular region is 27.5 yards.

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