Ellie wants to build a fence around her rectangular garden. The garden measures 100 ft by 50 ft.

a) What is the perimeter of the garden in feet? in yards?

1 answer

a)

Perimeter of the garden in feet = 2(100 ft) + 2(50 ft) = 200 ft + 100 ft = 300 ft

To convert feet to yards, we know that 1 yard is equal to 3 feet. Therefore,

Perimeter of the garden in yards = 300 ft / 3 = 100 yards.