A farmer wants to enclose a rectangular lot that is five times as long as it is wide. One of the shorter sides of the lot is adjacent to a barn and does not require fencing. The farmer plans to fence the other three side. If the farmer has 264 ft of fencing available, what should the dimensions of the lot be?

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Solve the following for x:
5x+5x+x=264

anonymous · Answer

Dimensions are 24 ft by 120 ft .