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 mighthave made, Gabriela adds 10 more feet to
the total. How much barbed-wire fencing did Gabriela tell her father to buy?
A 406 linear ft
B 802 linear ft
C 1005 linear ft
D 1198 linear ft

Answer 1

can you add up how many paces she made to go around the plot of land ?

Answer 2

I would add up the paces, and then multiply the number of paces by 2.5 to get the number of feet.

Then, because Gabriela adds 10 more feet to the total.

I would add 10 feet. that will be the answer

Answer 3

80+116+132+70=398
398 x 2.5 =995
995 + 10 = 1005