jamila keeps alpacas on a 2-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? 296,362,247,or 148

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Since Jamila has a 2-acre lot, the total area is 2 * 209 = <<2*209=418>>418 feet.
The lot is square, so each side of the square is sqrt(418) = <<sqrt(418)=20.45>>20.45 feet.
If Jamila wants to build a fence diagonally to split the herd in two, she needs fencing for two sides of the square.
Therefore, she needs 2 * 20.45 = <<2*20.45=40.9>>40.9 feet of fencing to the nearest foot.

Rounded to the nearest foot, Jamila needs 41 feet of fencing.