Joe wants to put a fence around his rectangular garden. his garden measures 33 ft by 39 ft. the garden has a path around it that is 3 ft wide. how much fencing material does joe need to enclose the garden and path? 84 ft 120 ft 156 ft 168 ft
The perimeter of a rectangle is given by: P = 2W + 2L Where, W: width L: long Substituting the values we have to: P = 2 * (33 + 2 * (3)) + 2 * (39 + 2 * (3)) P = 168 feet Answer: joe needs to enclose the garden and path 168 feet of fencing material
