A farmer wants to build a fence for a pig pen. He wants the fence to be 10 feet wide and the length to be three times the width. How many feet of fencing does

Question

A farmer wants to build a fence for a pig pen. He wants the fence to be 10 feet wide and the length to be three times the width. How many feet of fencing does he need to construct for his pen?

Answer 1

w = 10 feet

length = 3w = 30 feet

If the pen will be in the shape of a rectangular, the perimeter would be: P = 2l + 2w.

P = 2(10) + 2(30)

P = 20 + 60

P = 80 feet