Asked by t

Jamila keeps alpacas on a 1-acre, square lot near her home.

She has 6 alpacas and wants to build a fence diagonally to split the herd in two.

If an acre is 209 feet long, how many feet, to the nearest foot, of fencing does Jamila need?

(1 point)
Responses

247 feet
247 feet

296 feet
296 feet

148 feet
148 feet

362 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The side of the square is about 209 ft, so the diagonal is 209√2 ≈ 209 × 1.4142 ≈ 295.6 ft. Rounding to the nearest foot gives 296 feet.