SOLUTION: A rectangular swimming pool is 11, 5 m long and 5 m wide. How many metres of fencing are needed to enclose the pool if you erect the fencing 2m from the edge? Show your calcula

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Question 1155068: A rectangular swimming pool is 11, 5 m long and 5 m wide. How many metres of
fencing are needed to enclose the pool if you erect the fencing 2m from the edge?
Show your calculations.

Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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A rectangular swimming pool is 11, 5 m long and 5 m wide. How many metres of
fencing are needed to enclose the pool
if you erect the fencing 2m from the highlight%28cross%28edge%29%29 edges ?
Show your calculations.
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Then the length of the fencing is 11.5 m + 2 m + 2m = 15.5 m

and  the  width of the fencing is  5 m + 2m + 2m = 9 m.


Thus the perimeter is  15.5 + 9 + 15.5 + 9 =  49 meters.    ANSWER

Solved.