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960m of wire is required to fence a rectangular ground of width 40m for three times calculate: perimeter of the ground, find the length of the ground.

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Two sides are 40m (width) and the other two are 440m (length)
The perimeter is 960m
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Perimeter of the ground

960 / 3 = 320m
Length of the ground

320 = 2x + 2(40) \\ 2x = 320 - 80 \\ x =240 / 2 \\ x = 120m
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