Maricel is putting fences around rectangular garden plots 1/3 yd by 1/2 yd. What is the total length of the fencing needed for 5 plots?
IM guessing by Plots the mean the rectangle garden, so find the peremiter, which will give you the entire lenght of the rectangle the multyply that by 5
Those are some really tiny plots!!!
1/3 yd = 12 inches
1/2 yd = 18 inches
12+12+18+18 = ? inches
Multiply that total by 5, which will be the answer in inches. How will you convert that total into feet or yards?
To find the total length of the fencing needed for 5 plots, we need to determine the perimeter of one plot and then multiply it by the number of plots (5).
Given that the rectangular garden plot measures 1/3 yard by 1/2 yard, we can calculate the perimeter by adding up all the sides.
The formula for calculating the perimeter of a rectangle is:
Perimeter = 2(length + width)
In this case, the length is 1/3 yard and the width is 1/2 yard. Substituting these values into the formula, we get:
Perimeter = 2(1/3 + 1/2)
To simplify this, we find a common denominator for 3 and 2, which is 6:
Perimeter = 2(2/6 + 3/6)
Perimeter = 2(5/6)
Multiplying 2 by 5/6, we get:
Perimeter = 10/6
Now, to calculate the total length of the fencing needed for 5 plots, we multiply the perimeter of one plot by the number of plots.
Total Length = (10/6) * 5
Multiplying 10/6 by 5, we get:
Total Length = 50/6
To simplify this mixed number, we divide the numerator (50) by the denominator (6) and find the remainder:
Total Length = 8 2/6 or 8 1/3 yards
Therefore, the total length of fencing needed for 5 plots is 8 and 1/3 yards.