SOLUTION: A rectangular flower bed is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence will be needed to fence the flower bed

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Question 749182: A rectangular flower bed is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence will be needed to fence the flower bed
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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The fence is termed the perimeter.
Perimeter = 2 x length + 2 x width
= 2 x 3 + 2 x 8
= 6 + 16
= 22feet