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Question 10 Samantha wants to put a fence around her backyard. She buys the fence in 6-foot sections and needs 12 sections. She spends a total of $850 on fencing. Choose the words or phrases that complete the steps required to calculate the cost of 1 foot of fencing. Samantha buys a total of ft of fencing. To find the cost of fencing per foot, $850 by .

Answer 1

She spends a total of $850 on twelve 6-foot sections, so she paid $850 for a total of 72-feet of fencing. Now to find the price of fencing per foot, you'll have to divide $850 by 72, which makes us arrive at about $11.81 per foot of fencing, or $11.81/fencing ft.