Question

patrick is going to paint the fence posts around the corral. the rectangular corral is 50 ft by 30 ft, with the fence posts spaced 5 feet apart. how many fence posts does patrick have to paint?​

Answer 1

32 posts

Explanation:

In terms of fence-post spaces, the corral is 10 by 6, so its perimeter is ...

P = 2(10 +6) = 32 . . . . . fence post spaces.

Patrick intends to paint 32 fence posts.