SOLUTION: if the total amount of fencing that the farmer has is 20 metres,write an equation using the lengthand breath of the garden

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Question 302234: if the total amount of fencing that the farmer has is 20 metres,write an equation using the lengthand breath of the garden
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Let's length be "L" and breath be "b"
Perimetre = 2L + 2b = 2(L+b)
Therefore equation = 2(L+b) = 20
Simplify further : L + b = 10 (Answer)