SOLUTION: A square garden is enclosed by a fence. each side of the fence has 10 posts. how many posts are there altogether? (hint: the answer is not 40).

Question 950612: A square garden is enclosed by a fence. each side of the fence has 10 posts. how many posts are there altogether? (hint: the answer is not 40).
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first side has 10 total posts, the second and third sides use a corner post from the previous side, so each side adds 9 posts. The last side already has both corner posts,so adds only 8 posts.Total=10+9+9+8=36
ANSWER: There is a total of 36 posts.

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