SOLUTION: A swimming pool is 7 meters wide and 18 meters long. At $15 per meter, how much will fencing around the outside of the pool cost? I tried to find the area of the triangle but t

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Question 407960: A swimming pool is 7 meters wide and 18 meters long. At $15 per meter,
how much will fencing around the outside of the pool cost?
I tried to find the area of the triangle but that didn't come out with the right answer.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's not the area that's fenced, it's the perimeter. And it's not a triangle.
P = 2(L + W) = 2(7 + 18)
P = 50 meters
50*$15 = $750

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