Question

Megan wants to build a fence around her pool. The pool is 28 feet long by 23 feet wide. The fence is to be 15 feet from the edge of the pool. How many feet of fencing will she need?

Answer 1

23 +30 (15 feet each way) = 53

28 + 30 = 58

58 x 53 = 3074ft

Answer 2

Answer: 222 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Megan wants to build a fence around her pool.

The dimensions of the pool is given by :-

28 feet long by 23 feet wide

Since, the fence is to be at distance of 15 feet from the edge of the pool.

Therefore, dimensions of the fence will be :-

(28+15+15) feet long by (23+15+15) feet wide= 58 feet long by 53 feet wide.

Now, the length of the fencing =$2(l+w)=2(58+53)=2(111)=222\ ft.$

Hence, she will need 222 feet of fencing.