Question

BENJamin is putting a fence around his rectangular shaped yard.the yard is 35 feet long and 22 feet wide. The cost of the fence is $7.25 fer foot. How much will he spend to put fencing around half of his yard

Answer 1

Perimeter: 2l+2w=P
Plug in: 2(35)+3(22)=P
Solve: 70+66=136
The total perimeter of his yard is 136 feet.
Half times $7.25: 136/2=68(7.25)=493
The total cost for half his yard is $493 :)