The city already has enough fencing to cover 3/4 of a mile, and the total distance around the property is 1 1/2 miles. To find out how much more distance of fencing they would need to purchase, we subtract the distance covered by the existing fencing from the total distance around the property:
1 1/2 miles - 3/4 mile = 3/2 - 3/4 = 6/4 - 3/4 = 3/4 mile.
Therefore, the city would need to purchase an additional 3/4 mile of fencing.
Your city wants to replace the fence around the city, baseball field property, including the parking lot. The city learns that the total distance around the property is 1 1/2 of a mile. They already have enough fencing to cover 3/4 of a mile. How much more distance of fencing would they need to purchase?
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Is 3/4 correct?
Apologies for the incorrect calculation. Let's recalculate:
The total distance around the property is 1 1/2 miles, which is the same as 3/2 miles.
The city already has enough fencing to cover 3/4 mile.
To find out how much more distance of fencing they would need to purchase, we subtract the distance covered by the existing fencing from the total distance around the property:
(3/2 miles) - (3/4 mile) = (6/4) - (3/4) = 3/4 mile.
Hence, 3/4 mile is indeed the correct amount of additional fencing the city would need to purchase.
The total distance around the property is 1 1/2 miles, which is the same as 3/2 miles.
The city already has enough fencing to cover 3/4 mile.
To find out how much more distance of fencing they would need to purchase, we subtract the distance covered by the existing fencing from the total distance around the property:
(3/2 miles) - (3/4 mile) = (6/4) - (3/4) = 3/4 mile.
Hence, 3/4 mile is indeed the correct amount of additional fencing the city would need to purchase.
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