SOLUTION: Please help me on this word question. A square field is 4c meters on each side. Beginning at one corner, light towers are built every 10 meters on three sides of the field. How man
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Question 1090644: Please help me on this word question. A square field is 4c meters on each side. Beginning at one corner, light towers are built every 10 meters on three sides of the field. How many towers are needed?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A square field is meters on each side.(that "c" is probably typo): I guess it is meters, because is to small size of the side if light towers are built every meters
Beginning at one corner, light towers are built every on sides of the field.
the total length of sides of the field is
divide total length by :
so, towers are needed
Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If to follow the logic of the other tutor, you have 12 intervals of 10 meters each.
Hence, 13 light towers are needed.
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