A fence is 20 ft long. it has posts at each end and at every four feet along its length. how many fence posts are there? Draw a picture.
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A FENCE,OPEN ON BOTH HAS 26 WODEN POSTS EACH 10FEETAPART WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE FENCE
To find out how many fence posts there are, we need to calculate the number of spaces between the posts and then add the posts at each end.
First, let's draw a diagram:
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In this diagram, each vertical line represents a fence post, and the horizontal lines represent segments of the fence.
Since the length of the fence is 20 ft, the first and last posts are at each end. We now need to find the number of spaces between the posts.
The fence posts are placed every four feet along the fence. So, we divide the length of the fence by the spacing between the posts: 20 ft / 4 ft = 5.
There are 5 spaces between the posts.
To find the total number of fence posts, we add the posts at each end and the spaces between them:
Total fence posts = Spaces between posts + Posts at each end
= 5 + 2
= 7
Therefore, there are 7 fence posts in total.
I hope this explanation helps!