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Haley wants to put a fence around her garden. The garden in her back yard is 18 meters long and half as wide. She can purchase fencing in boxes that contain 30 meters of fencing each. How many boxes of fencing will she need to purchase in order to complete the project?

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Solution

The correct option is B 2
The perimeter of the garden is the perimeter of the rectangle.
Perimeter of the rectangle is now 2(l+b)
Length =18m
Breadth =9m
Perimeter of garden 2×(18+9) = 54
For completing the project, she have to purchase 2 boxes containing 60m.
Hence, Option B is correct.

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