derek planted a garden in the shape of a square 32 feet on each side. The garden has a stream on one side, but he plans so build a fence on the other three sides. If he puts a post every 8 feet, how many posts will he need?
5 posts on the side facing the stream, and 4 on each of the other sides.
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To find out how many posts Derek will need, we need to calculate the perimeter of the garden and then divide it by the spacing between each post.
The perimeter of a square is given by the equation: perimeter = 4 * side length.
In this case, the side length of the square garden is 32 feet.
So, the perimeter of the garden is: perimeter = 4 * 32 = 128 feet.
Derek plans to put a post every 8 feet, so we need to divide the perimeter by 8 to find the number of posts.
Number of posts = perimeter / spacing between posts = 128 / 8 = 16.
Therefore, Derek will need 16 posts to build the fence on the three sides of the garden.