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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 .

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legnth of 1 section times number of sections=number of feet needed=6*12=72

72ft=850
divie both sides by 72
1ft=11.8055555

1 ft=$11.81
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