A man has a garden 10 meters square to fence. How many fence posts are needed if each post is 1 meter from the adjacent posts?
Draw a diagram to find your answer.
draw a picture, hint its more then 10 but less then 16
Kelsey -- many more fence posts are needed than 16.
10 meters square means that the garden measures 10 meters on each side.
To determine how many fence posts are needed for a garden that is 10 meters square, we can start by calculating the perimeter of the garden. The perimeter is the distance around the garden, which is equal to the sum of all the sides.
In this case, since the garden is square, all sides are of equal length. Therefore, we can find the perimeter of the garden by multiplying the length of one side by 4.
The length of one side is 10 meters, so the perimeter of the garden is 10 meters * 4 = 40 meters.
Now, we need to calculate the distance between adjacent fence posts. The problem states that each post is 1 meter from the adjacent posts. This means that there will be a gap of 1 meter between each post.
To calculate the number of fence posts needed, we need to divide the perimeter of the garden by the distance between adjacent posts.
The perimeter of the garden is 40 meters, and the distance between adjacent posts is 1 meter. So, dividing 40 meters by 1 meter gives us the number of fence posts needed.
40 meters / 1 meter = 40 fence posts.
Therefore, 40 fence posts are needed to fence the garden.