SOLUTION: A gardener builds a fence for a square garden that is 10 yd by 10 yd. A fence post is positioned at every corner and every 5 ft. How many fence posts will the gardener need?

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Question 762221: A gardener builds a fence for a square garden that is 10 yd by 10 yd. A fence post is positioned at every corner and every 5 ft. How many fence posts will the gardener need?
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On each side of the square there are 5 posts, not counting the corner posts. 4 sides times 5 posts per side plus the 4 corner posts.

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