Farmer McDonald is building a fence. He will place posts six feet apart and stretch the wire fencing between the posts. If his pasture is thirty-six feet long and twelve feet across, how many posts will he need? Please help immediately1

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Draw a diagram, something like this. Let . represent each post.

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I am still confused. :(
Imagine each dot is a post 6 feet apart.

You may want to sketch this problem on graph paper.

Count the dots.
He needs 21 posts. Right or wrong?
Wrong.

Draw a diagram, noting that you put only one fence post at each corner.
draw a diagram like ms. Sue said
I know it! 16 posts. right or wrong?
Right!!! 16 posts.
Thank you!:D
You're welcome.
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