SOLUTION: If posts are spaced 9 feet apart, how many posts are needed for 54 feet of straight-line fence?

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Question 397043: If posts are spaced 9 feet apart, how many posts are needed for 54 feet of straight-line fence?
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you need 54 ft of fence, and the posts are 9 ft apart, then you'll need posts


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Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If posts are spaced 9 feet apart, 6 + 1 = 7 posts are needed for 54 feet of straight-line fencing. The fencing would consist of 2 posts at the ends and 5 posts in-between.
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