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# A fencing company is contracted to install fence along three sides of

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A fencing company is contracted to install fence along three sides of a yard with a perimeter of $$44$$ feet. If the unfenced side is $$n$$ feet long, and the company charges $$15$$per foot of fencing installed, what will be the total cost of the job?

(A) $$15(44 - n)$$
(B) $$15(22 - n)$$
(C) $$15(44) - n$$
(D) $$15( \frac{44}{n} )$$
(E) $$15( \frac{22}{n} )$$
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01 Sep 2017, 21:57
Since the perimeter of the yard is 44 feet and the un-fenced side is n feet,
the fenced part of the yard is 44 - n and since the company charged 15\$ per foot.

Therefore, total cost of the job is $$15(44 - n)$$ (Option A)
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