Question

Mrs. Potts is putting a fence around her rectangular garden the length of the garden is 8 yards the width of the garden is 4 yards how many feet of fencing does Mrs. Pott need

Answer 1

Mrs. Potts needs 72 feet of fencing.

Explanation:

You find the perimeter of the rectangular garden, which is 24 yards. You then convert the yards to feet. There are 3 feet in a yard. You multiply 24 by 3 to get your final answer of 72 feet.