Question

Trey is putting up a fence around a 750 foot by 540 foot lot. How many feet of fence dose he need?

Answer 1

Given:

The length of the lot l= 750ft

The width of the plot w= 540 ft

Required:

Find the required fence.

Explanation:

The perimeter of the rectangle is given by the formula.

$P=2(length+width)$

Thus the required fence for the lot

$\begin{gathered} =2(750+540) \\ =2(1290) \\ =2580\text{ ft} \end{gathered}$

Final answer:

The required fence is 2580 ft.