Walking lights are placed around the perimeter of rectangular garden 30 feet be 16 feet and are placed 18 inches apart. How many

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FinnZ [79.3K]

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Walking lights are placed around the perimeter of rectangular garden 30 feet be 16 feet and are placed 18 inches apart. How many

lights are needed?

Mathematics

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Masteriza [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-10T07:07:47+03:00

Well we can find the perimeter by using the formula P=2L + 2W
P=2(30) + 2(18) P=60+36 P=96
I believe we can divide the perimeter by 18 to find the total amount of lights needed.
96÷18=5.333333
So we know at least 5 lights are needed.
I'm not sure if I'm correct, but I hope this helped anyways :)