i need this as quick as possible please
Omar is building a straight fence, with posts one meter apart. If the fence is 13 meters long, how many fence posts does he need? If the fence is 13 meters long, how many fence posts does he need?
Probably 14. Do you know why?
no, why?
Draw yourself a line and put a dot where each fence post will go. Then count them.
To find out how many fence posts Omar needs, we can divide the length of the fence (13 meters) by the distance between each post (1 meter). This will give us the number of sections between the posts, and since each section has a post at its beginning and end, it will also give us the total number of posts needed.
So, we need to perform the following calculation:
Number of posts = Length of the fence / Distance between each post
Substituting the given values, we have:
Number of posts = 13 meters / 1 meter
Simplifying the calculation, we find:
Number of posts = 13
Therefore, Omar needs 13 fence posts to build his 13-meter-long fence.