Richard has a rectangular plot of land that is 525 feet long and y feet wide. He decides to build a fence around the plot. If the perimeter of the plot is 1,504 feet, find the value for y.

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Desiree Ramsey

16 March, 12:46

Richard has a rectangular plot of land that is 525 feet long and y feet wide. He decides to build a fence around the plot. If the perimeter of the plot is 1,504 feet, find the value for y.

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Chessie · Answer 1

y = 227 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Perimeter of a rectangle is P=2 (L+B);

1504 = 2 (525 + y) ... divide both sides by 2 we would have;

752 = 525 + y

y = 752 - 525

y = 227 feet

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