Gabriela’s father taught her to estimate distances by pacing. She knows that her normal-sized stride is
about 2 ½ feet long. Gabriela’s father needs an estimate of how much barbed-wire fencing will enclose an
irregular plot of land on their ranch. Knowing exactly where her dad plans on putting up the fence, Gabriela
volunteers to pace the perimeter of the plot of land and tell him how much fencing is needed. Gabriela
counts 80 paces on the north side, 116 paces on the east side, 132 paces on the south side, and 70 paces on
the west side of the plot. To account for any error that she might

Question

Gabriela’s father taught her to estimate distances by pacing. She knows that her normal-sized stride is
about 2 ½ feet long. Gabriela’s father needs an estimate of how much barbed-wire fencing will enclose an
irregular plot of land on their ranch. Knowing exactly where her dad plans on putting up the fence, Gabriela
volunteers to pace the perimeter of the plot of land and tell him how much fencing is needed. Gabriela
counts 80 paces on the north side, 116 paces on the east side, 132 paces on the south side, and 70 paces on
the west side of the plot. To account for any error that she might

sweepea · Answer

A 406 linear ft
B 802 linear ft
C 1005 linear ft
D 1198 linear ft
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