Question

Steph needs to help her parents put a fence around their pool. They want the fence to be square and want eachside to measure 6 meters. They already have 10 meters of fencing.How many more meters of fencing should they buy?USChoose 1 answer:14 meters26 meters©32 meters60 meters

Answer 1

The sketch of the required fence is given below:

The total length required for the fence is = 6+6+6+6=24 meters

If 10 meters is already available, then what will be required is

`\begin{gathered} 24\text{meters}-10\text{ meters} \\ =14\text{ meters} \end{gathered}`

Thus, 14 meters more is required for the fence