Question

Mr. Smith owns a farm 200 feet long and 150 feet wide. The cost of fencing it is $25 per foot. Find the cost of fencing the farm.

• A. $21500
• B. $20400
• C. $19200
• D. $17500

Answer 1

The correct option is D $17500

Length of the rectangular farm = 200 ft
Width of the rectangular farm = 150 ft

To find the cost of fencing, we need to find the perimeter of the farm.

We know,
Perimeter of a rectangle
= 2 × (Length + Width)

Substituting the values, we get:

Perimeter of the rectangle
= 2 × (200 + 150) feet
= 2 × 350 feet
= 700 feet

Cost of fencing 1 foot of the farm = $25

∴ Cost of fencing the entire farm
= Perimeter × Cost of fencing per foot
= 700 × 25
$=\$17500$

Thus, the cost of fencing the whole farm is $17500.