SOLUTION: How many three foot wide pieces of fencing are needed to surround the perimeter of a yard that is 15 feet long and 24 feet wide?

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Question 304042: How many three foot wide pieces of fencing are needed to surround the perimeter of
a yard that is 15 feet long and 24 feet wide?

Answer by unlockmath(1599) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
First let's find the perimeter.
It works out to 78 feet.
Now divide this by 3 to get:
26 pieces of fencing
Make sense?
RJ
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