Jose decided to make a vegetable garden in his rectangular backyard. The garden will be 25 ft. long and 12 ft wide.
how many feet of fencing material will he need to surround the garden with a fence?
P = 2L + 2W
P = 2(25) + 2(12)
P = 50 + 24
P = ?
To calculate how many feet of fencing material Jose will need to surround the garden, we need to calculate the perimeter of the rectangular garden.
The formula to find the perimeter of a rectangle is: P = 2 * (length + width)
Given that the length of the garden is 25 ft and the width is 12 ft, we can substitute these values into the formula.
P = 2 * (25 + 12)
P = 2 * 37
P = 74
Therefore, Jose will need 74 feet of fencing material to surround the garden with a fence.