Question

Samantha wants to put a fence around her backyard. She buys the fence in 6-foot sections and needs 12 sections. She spends a total of $850 on fencing.

Choose the words or phrases that complete the steps required to calculate the cost of 1 foot of fencing.
Samantha buys a total of ft of fencing.

To find the cost of fencing per foot, $850 by .

Answer 1

6 foot =850
850÷6=141.667
then for 12 section
141.667x 12=1700 or

you find the ratio of 6:12
= 1:2
therefore 2×850=1700