Curt is installing a picket fence around his garden, which is 24.27 ft by 13.65 ft. When he gets to the hardware store he finds that each picket fence slat is half a foot wide. If Curt does not want any spaces between each slat, use estimation to determine how many slats of fencing he should buy.

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Melanie Richardson

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13 April, 15:15

Curt is installing a picket fence around his garden, which is 24.27 ft by 13.65 ft. When he gets to the hardware store he finds that each picket fence slat is half a foot wide. If Curt does not want any spaces between each slat, use estimation to determine how many slats of fencing he should buy.

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Oz · Answer 1

First we have to find the perimeter. Which is for rectangles 2 (l+w)

that means the perimeter is 75.84 ft

each slat is apparently half a foot which would be 0.5ft

then you simply divide 0.5 from 75.84 and round it to the nearest whole number.