Question

Mr. Fry is building a rectangular fence around his pool.

The length of the fence is 60 feet.

The Width of the fence is 30 feet.

How many yards of fence will Mr. Fry build?



Responses

30 yards
30 yards

540 yards
540 yards

60 yards
60 yards

90 yards
90 yards

Answer 1

To find out how many yards of fence Mr. Fry will build, we first need to calculate the perimeter of the rectangular fence using the formula:

\[
\text{Perimeter} = 2 \times (\text{Length} + \text{Width})
\]

Given that the length is 60 feet and the width is 30 feet, we can substitute these values into the formula:

\[
\text{Perimeter} = 2 \times (60 \text{ feet} + 30 \text{ feet}) = 2 \times 90 \text{ feet} = 180 \text{ feet}
\]

Now, to convert feet to yards, we use the conversion factor where 1 yard = 3 feet. Thus, we divide the total perimeter in feet by 3:

\[
\text{Perimeter in yards} = \frac{180 \text{ feet}}{3} = 60 \text{ yards}
\]

Therefore, Mr. Fry will build **60 yards** of fence.

The correct response is:

60 yards