SOLUTION: jen is putting a fence in her rectangular garden. The length of her garden is 12 feet and the width of her garden is 14 feet. how many feet of fencing will she need?

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Question 184603: jen is putting a fence in her rectangular garden. The length of her garden is 12 feet and the width of her garden is 14 feet. how many feet of fencing will she need?
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the perimeter of a rectangle? The total length of the four sides.
Each rectangle has two sets of equal length sides. So the perimeter is
P= 2*lenght + 2*Width
P = 2*12 + 2*14
P = 24 + 28
P = 52 feet