a post is put every 6 feet along a rectangular fence that is 42 feet long and 36 feet wide. how many posts are needed?
252
64,555
What us the real answer?
9,072
9,072 is the answer
9,072
It's 0.52 gal
To find out how many posts are needed along the rectangular fence, we need to determine the number of posts required for each side and then sum them up.
Let's start with the length of the fence, which is 42 feet. We are placing a post every 6 feet. To calculate the number of posts needed along the length, we will divide the length by the spacing between each post:
Number of posts along the length = Length of the fence / Spacing between each post
Number of posts along the length = 42 feet / 6 feet
Number of posts along the length = 7
So, we need 7 posts along the length of the rectangular fence.
Now, let's move on to the width of the fence, which is 36 feet. Again, we are placing a post every 6 feet. To calculate the number of posts needed along the width, we will divide the width by the spacing between each post:
Number of posts along the width = Width of the fence / Spacing between each post
Number of posts along the width = 36 feet / 6 feet
Number of posts along the width = 6
So, we need 6 posts along the width of the rectangular fence.
Finally, to determine the total number of posts needed, we will sum up the number of posts along the length and the number of posts along the width:
Total number of posts needed = Number of posts along the length + Number of posts along the width
Total number of posts needed = 7 + 6
Total number of posts needed = 13
Therefore, 13 posts are needed to put along the rectangular fence.