document.write( "Question 901296: Mr. Thomas is putting a fence around his cornfield. The field is 360 yards long and 225 yards wide. He wants to put a fence post every 3yards. How many fence posts Will mr.Thomas need? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #546640 by harpazo(655)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's see. \n" ); document.write( "360/3 = 120 \n" ); document.write( "225/3 = 75 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = 2 times width plus 2 times length. \n" ); document.write( "P = 2(75) + 2(120) \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = 150 + 240 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = 390 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "He will need 390 fences. \n" ); document.write( " |