Jane is going to fence in her backyard. She has purchased 150 feet of fencing

and knows that she wants to fence in a rectangular area where one side will

be the back of her house. She knows her huse is 40 feet across the back.

Which of the following is the equation that Jane can use to figure out how far

back from the house she can fence in?

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Mathematics

Hayley Cross

5 January, 21:25

Jane is going to fence in her backyard. She has purchased 150 feet of fencing

and knows that she wants to fence in a rectangular area where one side will

be the back of her house. She knows her huse is 40 feet across the back.

Which of the following is the equation that Jane can use to figure out how far

back from the house she can fence in?

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Arielle Strickland · Answer 1

Two sides of the rectangle will extend from the wall of the house, one side of the rectangle will run parallel to the house 40 ft ...

Step-by-step explanation:

2x + 40 = 150

or

x + x + 40 = 150