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A farmer builds a fence to enclose a rectangular pasture. He uses 155 feet of fence. Find the total area of the pasture if it is 45.5 feet long. The length is 6 and the height is 5 what is the width?

Sagot :

Answer: [tex]1456\ ft^2[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Length of whole fence is 155 feet

If the length of rectangle is 45.5 ft

Suppose width is w

Length of whole fence is perimeter which is given by

[tex]\Rightarrow 155=2(45.5+w)\\\Rightarrow 77.5=45.5+w\\\Rightarrow w=32\ ft[/tex]

Area of the rectangle is given by the product of length and width

[tex]\Rightarrow A=lw\\\Rightarrow A=45.5\times 32\\\Rightarrow A=1456\ ft^2[/tex]

Thus, total area of pasture is [tex]1456\ ft^2[/tex]