Josh wants to put a fence around his rectangular garden The

Josh wants to put a fence around his rectangular garden. The garden is 6 feet by 15 feet. How much fencing must he purchase?

A. 30 feet

B. 35 feet

C. 42 feet

D. 47 feet

Solution

For Fencing Josh has to find the total length of the garden that is the perimeter of the rectangle

As the perimeter of a rectangle is 2(length+width)

So we have 2(6+15)=42 feet is the required fencing to purchase

option c) is correct