Homework Help: geometry

Posted by ash on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 11:57am.

a school playground is in the shape of a rectangle 500 feet long and a 100 feet wide if fencing cost 15 dollars per yard what will the cost be to place fencing around the playground ?

geometry - Ms. Sue, Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 12:11pm
P = 2L + 2W

P = 2(500) + 2(100)

P = 1,200 feet

(1200/3) * 15 = ______ cost of fencing

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