SOLUTION: saul wants to put a fence around his backyard. If it is 40 feet long and 20 feet wide, how much fencing should he buy?
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Question 422245: saul wants to put a fence around his backyard. If it is 40 feet long and 20 feet wide, how much fencing should he buy?
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"saul wants to put a fence around his backyard. If it is 40 feet long and 20 feet wide, how much fencing should he buy?"
Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(width) + 2(length)
width = 20
length = 40
Perimeter of fence
= 2(20) + 2(40)
= 40 + 80
= 120 ft of fencing
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