I have 183 feet of fencing. The length of the court is 32 feet more than the width. One of the shorter sides will be 5 feet shorter than the other one to leave room for a gate. The 4th wall is used by the gym

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Wendy Mckee

3 September, 04:25

I have 183 feet of fencing. The length of the court is 32 feet more than the width. One of the shorter sides will be 5 feet shorter than the other one to leave room for a gate. The 4th wall is used by the gym

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Bo Sloan · Answer 1

Okay so the total is 183. So we can say 183 =

Let's call the width (the longer side) x.

We know that we have x, x + 32, and x - 5.

We can say 183 = x + (x + 32) + (x - 5).

Let's solve for x.

x = 52.

So we know the length is 84 feet, the shorter side has 47 feet, and the longer side has 52 feet.