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Mrs. McCune is building a fence around her garden in her backyard. The total amount of fencing she used was 22 ft. We know that the length of the garden was 6 feet. What is the width of the garden?
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Mrs. McCune is building a fence around her garden in her backyard. The total amount of fencing she used was 22 ft. We know that the length of the garden was 6 feet. What is the width of the garden?

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the width is 5 ft. you subtract 12 (6x2) from 22 because there are two sides that are 6 ft long. you get ten. then you divide that by 2 because there are two more sides and they are equal. when you divide you get 5
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