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Meghan is building a fence around her garden .The garden is a rectangle 12 feet long and 24 feet wide. She wants to put a post up at each corner and every 3 feet along the sides. How many post will Meghan need for her garden ?

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The answer is 24 posts needed to cover the perimeter of Meghan's garden.
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You multiply length (12) and width (24) together and then divide by the amount on the sides which is 3. The equation is (12x24)/3=
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