Question 12 Farmer Bob needs to build a fence for his chickens. The area he wants to build a fence around is 40m long and the width is half of the length. How many square meters of fence does he need to buy?
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Given that the width is half of the length, we can calculate the width by dividing the length by 2. Width = Length / 2 Show more…
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