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Frank the Fencemaker needs to fence in a rectangular yard. He fence in three of four sides of the yard. The unfenced side of the yard is 40 feet long. The yard has an area of 280 square feet. What is the length , in feet, of the fence that Frank installs?

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54 ft
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