document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056108>Question 1056108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A school playground is in the shape of a rectangle 400 feet long and 200 feet wide.  If fencing cost $14 per yard, what will it cost to place fencing around the playground?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the perimeter of the rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2L + 2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2*400+2*200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 800 + 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 1200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter is 1200. This means we need 1200 linear feet of fencing\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert from feet to yards\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1200 ft * (1 yard/3 feet) = 1200/3 = 400 yards\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We need 400 yards of fencing\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "400 yards * (14 dollars/1 yard) = 400*14 = 5600\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total cost is <font color=red size=5>$5,600</font><BR>\n" );
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