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The fencing needed for a square pasture 2019-12-10
From Penny:
I'm trying to calculate how many feet of fence I will need to fence a 4 acre square pasture.
Answered by Harley Weston.
The perimeter of a triangular plot of land 2016-01-11
From Janelle:
I need to fence off 6.5 acres. The plot is triangular shape. How many feet would I be fencing off?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Fencing around a rectangular field 2015-11-11
From Darlene:
Question from Darlene, a parent: A farmer has 10,000 meters of fencing to use to create a rectangular field. He plans on using some of the fencing to divide the rectangular field into two plots of land by constructing a fence inside the rectangle that is parallel to one of the sides. Let X be the width of the rectangular field. Write an equation to express the area of the field as a function of X. Find the value of X that maximizes the area of the field.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Fencing around a 6 sided property 2014-07-10
From Annette:
Hi, I've tried every way to figure this out and looked at your other acreage questions and still don't have an answer. It's my Birthday today and it would make me so happy to figure this out. I have this area I want fenced on my property and need to figure out how many acres it is to know if this guy is charging fare price for fencing.
It has 6 sides to it and measured in feet the sizes are: 1400 ft long
807 ft long
1060 ft long
300 ft long
310 ft long
400 ft long

Hope you can help me.
Thanks.
Annette

Answered by Penny Nom.
Fencing a parcel of land 2013-03-11
From Koleen:
How much fencing do I need for an 56,850 parcel of land for a 15 stable horse barn
Answered by Penny Nom.
Jennifer wants to fence in her backyard 2011-12-09
From Val:
Jennifer wants to fence in her backyard. A yard is rectangular and is 15 feet by 12 feet. One 12-foot side is against the house so it does not need fencing. How many feet of fencing does Jennifer need?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Fencing around a pool 2011-07-12
From Anita:
The measurement of a swimming pool are 32 feet by 18 feet. How much fencing is needed if the fence is to be built 7 feet from each side of the pool?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Fencing a park 2011-03-07
From taniel:
Find the number of feet of fence needed to fence a park that is 1 3/8 mi long and 5/8 wide.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Fencing a garden 2010-02-04
From kris:
How many meters of fencing do i need to enclose a garden if the yard is 26 meters long and half as wide?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Fencing five acres 2009-07-31
From Aaron:
Ok So I need to order fencing for my property I have 5 acres and would like to fence in the perimeter, I cant for the life of me figure out how many feet of fencing to order for help please im an idiot.
Answered by Robert Dawson.
Fencing 5 acres 2009-02-06
From bob:
How many feet of fencing is required to fence in 5 acres
Answered by Harley Weston.
Fencing around a playground 2008-05-15
From Vanessa:
If the playground is a rectangle with it's width 10ft shorter than it's length, and it can be enclosed by exactly 140ft of fence, what is the length and width of the playground?
Answered by Penny Nom.
How many yards of fencing do I need? 2007-11-16
From Terrie:
I have to order fencing for a 25-acre, rectangular field.One side of the field is 1/4 mile. How many yards of fencing do I need to enclose the field?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Fencing cost 2007-08-11
From Ethel:
If ann wants to put up a fence for her dog around her 75ft x 55ft retangular yard, the hardware store has fencing materials for 7.50 per yard. How much would it cost her to purchase fencing material?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
A gardener has 140 ft of fencing to fence 2007-04-16
From Johann:
A gardener has 140 ft of fencing to fence in a rectangular shaped vegetable garden. To plant all his vegetables, the gardener needs more than 825 sq ft of space. What are the possibles values for the length of the rectangle that would meet the space requirements? You may assume that the variable x represents the length of the rectangle.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
A field with the largest possible area 2005-09-25
From Louise:
A FARMER HAS FENCING OF 1000M AND WANTS A FIELD WITH THE BIGGEST POSSIBLE AREA HOW DO I GO ABOUT DOING THIS
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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