SOLUTION: 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
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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? Found 2 solutions by harpazo, Alan3354:Answer by harpazo(655) (Show Source):
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360/3 = 120
225/3 = 75
P = 2 times width plus 2 times length.
P = 2(75) + 2(120)
P = 150 + 240
P = 390
He will need 390 fences.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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?
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On the long sides, he'll need 360/3 + 1 = 121 posts
On the short sides, 225/3 + 1 = 76 would be needed, but the corners already have posts --> 74 each
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121*2 + 74*2 = 390 posts
