Question

Ben has a rectangular area 9 meters long and 6 meters wide. He wants a fence that will go around it as well as grass sod to cover it. How many meters of fence will he need? How many square meters of grass sod will he need to cover the entire area?

Answer 1

Length(L) = 9 meters

Width (W)=6 meters

To calculate how many meters of fence he will need, we have to calculate the perimeter of the rectangle:

perimeter of a rectangle (P) = 2L+2W

Replacing with the values given:

P= 2(9)+2(6)=18+12= 30 meters of fence

The grass needed to cover the entire area can be calculated by calculating the area of the rectangle:

Area of a rectangle (A)= W x L

A = 6 x9 = 54 square meters of grass