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I want to fence in a square vegetable patch. The fencing for the east and west sides costs $8 per foot, and the fencing for the north and south sides costs only $5 per foot. Find the total cost of the fencing as a function of the length of a side x (feet).

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how many feet on what side ?

User Syl
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16X plus 10X equals answer
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