David wants to install a fence fence around his garden. The garden is rectangular and has an area of 240 square feet. One side o

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David wants to install a fence fence around his garden. The garden is rectangular and has an area of 240 square feet. One side o

f the garden is along the street and is 12 feet long. For this side of the garden, David will use fencing that costs 18$ per linear foot. For the other three sides of the garden, David will use fencing that costs 15$ per linear foot. What is the total cost of fencing?

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Brut [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-02T03:38:59+03:00

Brut [27]4 years ago

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The Total cost is $996

Ilya [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-02T01:37:38+03:00

Ilya [14]4 years ago

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Find the length of each side 240÷12=20 20 is the other length.
12•$18=$216 for the street side and 20+20+12=52 is the total length of the other sides 52•$15=$780 is the total cost of other 3 sides 780+216=996
the total cost is $996. Hope this helped