A swimming pool fence was placed around a rectangular enclosure of length 12 m and width 8 m. A post was placed every 2 m. How m

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mars1129 [50]

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A swimming pool fence was placed around a rectangular enclosure of length 12 m and width 8 m. A post was placed every 2 m. How m

any posts were needed?

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eimsori [14] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-20T06:44:42+03:00

eimsori [14]3 years ago

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P = 2(L + W)
P = 2(12 + 8)
P = 2(20)
P = 40.....so there is 40 meters of fence around the pool. If a post was placed every 2 meters, then u would have (40 / 2) = 20 posts <=