Patrick has just finished building a pen for his new dog The

Last updated: 6/23/2023

Patrick has just finished building a pen for his new dog The pen is 3 feet wider than it is long He also built a doghouse to put in the pen which has a perimeter that is equal to the area of its base After putting the doghouse in the pen he calculates that the dog will have 178 square feet of space to run around inside the pen He also finds that the perimeter of the pen is 3 times greater than the perimeter of the doghouse A If x represents the length of the pen and y represents the area of the doghouse then which of the following systems of equations can be used to determine the length and width of the pen and the area of the doghouse OA OB 178 12 3x y 6 4x 3y 178 x 3x 6 4x 3y OC 178 12 3r y 6 4x 3y OD 178 12 3x y 6 4x 3y