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If a rectangular garden is 35 ft. by 20 ft., how many feet of fence are needed to enclose it?

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In order to solve this you need to find the perimeter of the rectangle which can be solved for using: base + base + height + height.

Substituting in the values you end up adding: 35 + 35 + 20 + 20.

We get the answer of 110 ft of fence needed to enclose the rectangular garden.
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