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89. A fencing company charges $22 per foot to install
a wood fence. How much will it cost to install a
wood fence around a rectangular pool area that is
20 feet wide and 38 feet long?

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Answer:

$2,552

Explanation:

Here you will need a calculator or a paper and pencil. The easiest way to do this is to find the perimeter

So we got a rectange

38 Feet

_____

l l

20 Feet l l 20 Feet

l____l

38 Feet

Next you need to add all of the sides together to get 100 Feet. Finally you just multiply the cost per foot by 116 to get the total cost of 2,552

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