the Kelly family bought a new pet rabbit. They want to build an enclosure outside so it has lots of room to roam. They have 30 feet of leftover lumber to use. Find the length and width of the enclosure if the length is to be 4fteet longer than twice the width.

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assume that since this is a simple math problem and they only mentioned legnth and witdth,
assume a perfect rectangle

so assuming they use all the lumber
30=perimiter
perimiter=legnth around=legnth+legnth+with+width

30=2legnth+2width
undistribute
30=2(legnth+width)
divide by 2
15=legnth+width
legnth is 4 more than 2width
legnth=4+2width
subsitute
15=legnth+width
15=4+2width+width
subtract 4
11=2width+width
divide by 3
11/3=width

legnth=4+2width
legnth=4+2 times (11/3)
lefnth=4+22/3
4=12/3
legnth=12/3+22/3
legnth=34/3 feet=11 and 1/3 foot

width=11/3=3 and 2/3


legnth=11 and 1/3 foot
width=3 and 2/3 foot