A family needs to build fencing around their rectangular
home and square swimming pool, depicted below.
The total amount of fencing they need can be written
as
x + 10.
Pool (2x) yd
If x = 5;
The family needs
home.
yards of fencing for their
yards of fencing for their
Home
(2 + 5x) yd
The family needs
pool.
(3 + 10x) yd