Each fence section has a post at each end. How many posts are needed to build a fence with 10 sections?

Is it 8, 11, 10 or 9 posts ?? Please explain to really want to understand this!!

3 answers

Draw a picture. Count the posts

-- = fence section
| = post

|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|
11 posts
Max builds rail fences.for one style of fence each section uses 3 vertical fence posts and 6 horizontal rails.how many rails does he need for a fence that has 27 posts