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3 March, 04:33

Mason has 108 feet of material to build a fence around a rectangular pool on his property. If the width of the fence must be 6 feet, what is the length of the fence in yards if he uses all 108 feet of material?

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  1. 3 March, 04:43
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    16 yards

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Perimeter of a rectangle is 108 ft

    Breadth = 6 ft = b

    Length = l

    A rectangle consists of four right angles with opposite sides of equal length.

    For a rectangle the perimeter is the sum of all the sides. This means as there are two lengths and breadths the,

    Perimeter = 2 (l + b)

    ⇒108 = 2 (l+6)

    ⇒54 = (l+6)

    ⇒l = 54-6

    ⇒l = 48 ft

    1 yard = 3 ft

    ⇒1 ft = 1/3 yards

    ⇒48 ft = 48*1/3

    ⇒48 ft = 16 yards

    ∴ Length of fence is 16 yards
  2. 3 March, 05:01
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    48 feet

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The area around something is the perimeter and the formula for perimeter of a rectangle is:

    P = 2 (l + w)

    You are given the perimeter and width in this problem, so you would do the inverse of everything in this problem.

    108 = 2 (l + 6)

    108/2 = 54

    54 - 6 = 48

    l = 48

    The length is 48 feet
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