SOLUTION: A farmer bought a rectangular piece of land 1 1/3 mides wide by 2 1/5 miles long. What is the perimeter of the property in miles?

Question 1017002: A farmer bought a rectangular piece of land 1 1/3 mides wide by 2 1/5 miles long. What is the perimeter of the property in miles?
Found 2 solutions by JulietG, macston:
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think of the perimeter as a fence. How much fencing would you need to buy to enclose a rectangle 1.33 mi by 2.2 mi? You'll need 2 pieces of 1.33 and 2 pieces of 2.2.
1.33 + 1.33 + 2.2 + 2.2 = 2.67 + 4.4 = 7.07 miles.
or to be even more precise 1 1/3 + 1 1/3 + 2 1/5 + 2 1/5 = 2 2/3 + 4 2/5 = 2 10/15 + 4 6/15 = 7 1/15
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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L=length=11/5 mi; W=width=4/3 mi
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