Mr.lopez is putting a fence around his vegetable garden. The garden is shaped liked a rectangle. The longer sides are 14 feet long, and the shorter sides are 9.5 feet long. How much fencing should Mr.Lopez buy?
The fence forms the perimeter of the rectangle. What is the perimeter?
P = 2*L + 2*W
P = (2 * 14) + (2 * 9.5)
P = 28 + 19
P = ?
draw a quadrangle below measure the sides to the nearest 1.5 inch.write the lenght next to each side.find the perimeter.
how much fencing Mr. Lopez buy
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To find out how much fencing Mr. Lopez should buy, we need to calculate the perimeter of the rectangle.
A rectangle has two pairs of equal-length sides. In this case, the longer sides are 14 feet long, and the shorter sides are 9.5 feet long.
To calculate the perimeter, we need to add up the lengths of all four sides of the rectangle. In this case, it would be:
2 * longer side + 2 * shorter side
Let's calculate it step by step:
2 * 14 feet + 2 * 9.5 feet
= 28 feet + 19 feet
= 47 feet
Therefore, Mr. Lopez should buy 47 feet of fencing.