Question

A farmer is planning to create a new gazing field for his horses. He determines that he needs 280 yards of fencing for his new field. The fencing is sold by the foot. How many feet of fencing should the farmer buy? Explain.

Answer 1

280 yards * 3 feet/yard = 840 fee

Explanation:

since the fencing is sold by the foot, we need to convert the given 280 yards to feet in order to determine how much fencing the farmer should buy.

To convert yards to feet, we multiply the number of yards by 3, since there are 3 feet in 1 yard.

280 yards * 3 feet/yard = 840 feet

Therefore, the farmer needs to buy 840 feet of fencing for his new grazing field.