Question

Annie decided to build a fence around her 15 ft long rectangular flowerbed. How many feet of fencing should she buy if the width of the flowerbed is 4/5 the length?

Answer 1

54 ft

Explanation:

Length of the rectangular flowerbed = 15 ft

Width of the rectangular flowerbed = 4/5 of the length

= 4/5 × 15

= (4*15)/5

= 60/5

= 12

Width of the rectangular flowerbed = 12 ft

How many feet of fencing should she buy

Perimeter of the rectangular flowerbed = 2(length + width)

= 2(15ft + 12ft)

= 2(27ft)

= 54 ft

Perimeter of the rectangular flowerbed = 54 ft

She should buy 54 ft of fencing