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Ron is purchasing fencing to go

around a yard with a length of
4x+ 9ft. and a width of 3x - 5ft.
Write an expression for the total amount of fencing he needs to buy

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The circumference is 2 times the width and 2 times the length. The equation is therefore 4x+9 + 4x+9 + 3x-5 + 3x-5 = 14x+8, which is expression for the total amount of fencing.

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