Solve Applications with Systems of Equations · Example 7
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Randall has 125 feet of fencing to enclose the part of his backyard adjacent to his house. He will only need to fence around three sides, because the fourth side will be the wall of the house. He wants the length of the fenced yard (parallel to the house wall) to be 5 feet more than four times as long as the width. Find the length and the width.
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OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e · §4.2 Solve Applications with Systems of Equations · Example 7
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