Question

You want it put edging around a rectangular flower garden that is 15 feet long and 12 feet wide. The edging comes in 3 foot pieces. How many pieces of edging do you need to buy

Answer 1

18 pieces are needed

Explanation:

Edgings are put all around the rectangular flower garden. So we need to know the perimeter (sum of all sides) of the rectangle. The formula is:

Perimeter of Rectangle = 2(Length + Width)

Given,

Length = 15

Width = 12

So,

Perimeter = 2(Length + Width)

Perimeter = 2(15 + 12)

Perimeter = 2(27)

Perimeter = 54

So, we need to cover 54 feet. Each edging is 3 feet in length, so 54 feet will be covered by:

54/3 = 18 edgings