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Angela is putting a fence around her garden, which is bordered by her house on one side (as shown in the picture).

The total amount of fence Angela will need is represented by the expression ____.

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Answer: The answer is 5x

Explanation:

2x + 2x + x = 5x

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Finding how much fence Angela needs to put in garden can be found by finding the perimeter of the walls that are not blocked by anything. For example, the house is blocking one side of the garden.

We can write this expression as: 2x + 2x + x

After solving we get 5x.

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