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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-10-23

A rectangular lot with a perimeter of 340 ft is fenced along three sides. An expensive fencing along the lot's length costs $42 per foot, while an inexpensive fencing along the two widths costs $6 per foot. The total cost of the fencing along the three sides is $5,340. What are the lot's dimensions?

Asked by tiffisgreat1984

Answer (3)

220 ft in cheap fence and 95.71 in expensive

Answered by scottjarrell17 | 2024-06-10

95x521 ft ;

Answered by wfz | 2024-06-12

The dimensions of the rectangular lot are 110 ft in length and 60 ft in width. This was found by solving equations based on the perimeter and the cost of fencing. Both methods confirm these dimensions meet the requirements of the problem.
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Answered by scottjarrell17 | 2025-03-12