SOLUTION: Hey there Tutors,I really need help with this qestion,it makes no sense to me :( QUESTION:It took vincent 104yrds of fencing to enclose a square area around the swimming pool.Th

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Question 436779: Hey there Tutors,I really need help with this qestion,it makes no sense to me :(
QUESTION:It took vincent 104yrds of fencing to enclose a square area around the swimming pool.The length and width of the fencing around the swimming pool are 1%2F2 those of the fencing enclosing his square garden.How many yards of fencing are used to enclose his square garden.
what iv'e tried:
I read.....lol thats pretty much it..I was too confused.
Found 2 solutions by mananth, rfer:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The L & W are double that of the pool enclosure
so double it.
104*2=208 yards

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This really is an easy problem.
The swimming pool is a square, you can divide 104 by 4 =26 yds
Double 26 to 52 multiply by 4 = 208 yds
Or since it says 1/2 just double the amount.
This works for perimeter by won't work for area.