Crookshanks
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Just so you know, we don't always tell you.. you guys are appreciated. We are just struggling to grasp this stuff and forget to say Thanks.. so Thanks ahead of time 
Suppose you wanted to construct a fence around a garden plot in the form of a rectangle. On the neighbor’s side it’s going to need heavy-duty fencing that costs $2.00 per foot. The other three sides can be made of standard fencing material that costs $1.20 foot. You have $200 to spend.
Write an equation using two variables for the total cost of the fence. Use x and y to represent the width and length of the rectangle. Solve the equation for one of the variables (either x or y).
I got the first part:
3.2x + 2.4y = 200
... but don't know where to even start with the second part (Solve the equation for one of the variables (either x or y) Isn't this indefinate?
Suppose you wanted to construct a fence around a garden plot in the form of a rectangle. On the neighbor’s side it’s going to need heavy-duty fencing that costs $2.00 per foot. The other three sides can be made of standard fencing material that costs $1.20 foot. You have $200 to spend.
Write an equation using two variables for the total cost of the fence. Use x and y to represent the width and length of the rectangle. Solve the equation for one of the variables (either x or y).
I got the first part:
3.2x + 2.4y = 200
... but don't know where to even start with the second part (Solve the equation for one of the variables (either x or y) Isn't this indefinate?