Question

Mr. Howard is building a dog pen around his square yard. Each side is 144 ft long. How many yards of fencing does he need to purchase?

Answer 1

192

Explanation:

Answer 2

192 yds

Explanation:

There are four sides, each of length 144 ft. Thus, the total length of fencing needed is 576 ft.

We need to convert this to yards.

576 ft 1 yd

--------- * -------- = 192 yds

1 3 ft

Mr. Howard needs to purchase 192 yards of fencing.