Mary wants to place a fence around her rectangular mini garden. If the length is 8 inches and the width is 7 inches, how much fencing is needed?
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well, the perimeter consists of two lengths and two widths, right?
So add them up.
To find out how much fencing is needed for Mary's rectangular mini garden, you need to calculate the perimeter of the garden. The perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all four sides of the rectangle.
Given that the length of the garden is 8 inches and the width is 7 inches, you can calculate the perimeter using the formula:
Perimeter = 2 × (Length + Width)
Substituting the given values, we get:
Perimeter = 2 × (8 + 7)
Simplifying the equation:
Perimeter = 2 × 15
Perimeter = 30
Therefore, Mary needs 30 inches of fencing to place around her rectangular mini garden.