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Mrs. Roberts has a square garden with an area of 36 square feet. She wants to put a fence around only 3 sides of her garden. How many feet of fencing material does she need? a. 9 feet b. 27 feet C. 36 feet d. 18 feet ouoc hoyes una ramn before pushing them onto a platform to​

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Answer:

27 feet.

Explanation:

This is quite simple. As a square has equal lenght and width we can tell that 6x6=36. So each side has a lenght of 6 feet. With only 3 sides needed for fencing, 6x3=27. Mrs. Roberts needs 27 feet of fencing.

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