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Sally is having a problem with her puppy leaving the yard so she decides to build a new fence. The length of the yard is 10 feet more than 2 times the width. She needs 56 feet of fencing to do the job. Find the length of the yard.

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Let

W = width

L = length

L = 10 + 2W

2L + 2W = 56

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L = 22 ft

W = 6 ft

The length of the yard is 22 feet.