SOLUTION: A square garden plot measures 180 square feet. A second square garden plot measures 405 square feet. How many more feet of fence will the second garden plot require over that requi

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Question 621399: A square garden plot measures 180 square feet. A second square garden plot measures 405 square feet. How many more feet of fence will the second garden plot require over that required for the first garden plot?
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A square garden plot measures 180 square feet. A second square garden plot measures 405 square feet. How many more feet of fence will the second garden plot require over that required for the first garden plot?
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"A square garden plot measures 180 square feet.":
Let x = length of one side of square
then




feet
perimeter = 4x = = feet
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"A second square garden plot measures 405 square feet."
Let x = length of one side of square
then




feet
perimeter = 4x = = feet
.
"How many more feet of fence will the second garden plot require over that required for the first garden plot?"


feet

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