Joe wants to put a fence around his rectangular garden. his garden measures 33 ft by 39 ft. the garden has a path around it that is 3 ft wide. how much fencing material does joe need to enclose the garden and path? 84 ft 120 ft 156 ft 168 ft

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Gould

6 August, 16:57

Joe wants to put a fence around his rectangular garden. his garden measures 33 ft by 39 ft. the garden has a path around it that is 3 ft wide. how much fencing material does joe need to enclose the garden and path? 84 ft 120 ft 156 ft 168 ft

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Virginia · Answer 1

The perimeter of a rectangle is given by:

P = 2W + 2L

Where,

W: width

L: long

Substituting the values we have to:

P = 2 * (33 + 2 * (3)) + 2 * (39 + 2 * (3))

P = 168 feet

Answer:

joe needs to enclose the garden and path 168 feet of fencing material