SOLUTION: a farmer has 109 5/6 feet of chicken wire. he wants to build a pen for his chickens so each side is the same length. what will be the length of the side of a pentagonal pen for the
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Question 382949: a farmer has 109 5/6 feet of chicken wire. he wants to build a pen for his chickens so each side is the same length. what will be the length of the side of a pentagonal pen for the chickens?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
109 5/6
=(659/6) * 1/5
=659/30
=21 29/30 ft.
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Ed
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