Word problem

Question

A garden is in the shape of a square with a perimeter of 64 feet. The garden is surrounded by two fences. One fence is around the perimeter of the garden, whereas the second fence is 2 feet from the first fence on the outside. If the material used to build the two fences is $1.33 per foot, what was the total cost of the fences?

Answer 1

Draw and label a diagram!

Length of inside fence is 64 feet.

Length of outside fence is 80 feet

Fence needed is 64 + 80 feet

Cost of fence is number of feet times $1.33. 

 

What is the cost of the fence?