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100 POINTS A gardener already has five and one over two ft of fencing in his garage. He wants to fence in a square garden for his flowers. The length of one side of the garden will be three and three over four ft. How much more fencing will the gardener need to purchase? one and three over four ft nine and one over two ft twelve and three over four ft twenty and one over two ft

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nine and one over two ft

  • Q:What is the perimeter of the square garden? A:The perimeter of the square garden is 4 × 3 and 3/4 = 15 feet.
  • Q:How much more fencing will the gardener need to purchase? A:The gardener will need to purchase 15-5 and 1/2 = 9 and 1/2 feet of fencing.