Question

A farmer has a rectangular field with length 1 mile and width 0.5 miles. How much fencing would it take to enclose his field?

Answer 1

Answer:

3 mi of fencing would be required to enclose this field.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we are finding the perimeter of a field with given length and width.  We apply the perimeter formula P = 2L + 2W.  Substituting the given dimensions, we get:

P = 2(1 mi) + 2(0.5 mi), or

P = 2 mi + 1 mi = 3 mi

3 mi of fencing would be required to enclose this field.

Answer 2

Answer:

15840 feet of fencing = Perimeter = 15840ft

However, if fencing is 6ft or 10ft we need to divide by the length of each fence for panels.

See bold.

Step-by-step explanation:

6ft fencing = 5280/6 = 880 fences one length

880 x 2 = 1760 6ft fences 2 sides

0.5 x 1760 = 880

1760+ 880 = 2640 fences each 6ft

Total feet of fence = 2640 x 6 =15840 feet of fencing