Sohan built a rectangular pen for his sheep with an area of 242 square feet He only had 66 feet of fencing to use He wanted the length to be twice as long as the width What were the dimensions of the?

2026-05-01 04:40

Let the length be 2x and the width be x:

2(2x+x) = 66 the perimeter in feet

4x+2x = 66

6x = 66

x = 11

Therfore: length = 22 feet, width = 11 feet and 22*11 = 242 square feet.

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