SOLUTION: A school playground is in the shape of a rectangle 500 ft. long and 100 ft. wide. If fencing cost $12 per yard, what will it cost to place fencing around the playground

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Question 525228: A school playground is in the shape of a rectangle 500 ft. long and 100 ft. wide. If fencing cost $12 per yard, what will it cost to place fencing around the playground
Answer by simranb(63) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
Perimeter = 2(l + b)
= 2( 500 + 100)
= 2( 600 )
= 1200ft
convert the feet onto yard
1 yard = 3feet
? = 1200ft
=%281200%2A1%29%2F3
=400 yards
Cost of fencing per yard = $12
Therefore cost of fencing 400 yards = 12 * 400
= $ 3600
Regards,
Simran