Question

Eighth grade

T.3 Area and perimeter: word problems MY
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Nancy has a pool in her backyard, and she wants to build a fence around the entire area,
Nancy's backyard is 10 meters wide and 15 meters long. It costs $10.00 per meter to install
a wooden fence. How much would it cost to put a wooden fence around Nancy's backyard?
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Answer 1

Since Nancy wants a fence around her backyard, we are obviously talking about perimeter here.

10 + 10 + 15 + 15 = 50

The perimeter of her backyard is 50 meters

50 x 10 = 500

It would cost her $500