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OpenStudy (elonasushchik):

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OpenStudy (elonasushchik):

so the perimeter is 2x + 40 soo Notice that 2x + 40 is part of the expression. A fence all around the farm is 2x + 40 feet long. He already put up 30 feet of fencing. so he still needs to put up 2x + 10 of the fencing

OpenStudy (elonasushchik):

if you start with 2x + 40, what do you do with 30 to end up with (2x + 40) - 30?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A. The unfenced length of the fence. B. The perimeter length of the farms boundary.

OpenStudy (elonasushchik):

2x + 40) - 30 represents 30 subtracted from 2x + 40. Since 2x + 40 is the perimeter of the farm, the fence needs to be 2x + 40 feet long. He already fenced 30 ft, so he has (2x + 40) - 30 ft of fencing left to do.

OpenStudy (elonasushchik):

soo x is the width. 2x is the sum of the two widths.

OpenStudy (elonasushchik):

A. the amount of fencing left to do B. the perimeter of the farm C. the sum of the two widths

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