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Subject: Perimeter What is the perimeter of a 140 acre rectangular piece of land that is three times longer that it is wide? |
Hi Dave,
I let w be the width and then the length is 3w. There are 43560 square feet in an acre so my diagram is.
I hope this helps,
Penny
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