SOLUTION: How many fence panels do you have to buy to fence your backyard? The yard is 40 feet by 25 feet. Each panel is 30 inches long. How do i figure out the answer to this question? I

Question 1061657: How many fence panels do you have to buy to fence your backyard? The yard is 40 feet by 25 feet. Each panel is 30 inches long.
How do i figure out the answer to this question? I know i have to figure out the perimeter which is 130 feet but where do i go from there how do i figure out how many 30" panels it will take to fence the 130 ft perameter?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total length of fence material is the perimeter of the backyard.

What is the horizontal dimension of one 30-INCH panel?
, FEET.

Measurement of perimeter or of fence length is ALONG THE GROUND, so how many of these lengths will fit in this required fence length?

, this is how many panels.
Can you simplify and compute this?
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