Question

(Can someone help me understand this problem?)
Andrea has a yard shaped like parallelogram ABCD. The garden area in the corner is represented by parallelogram EFGB. Andrea wants to put a fence around her yard. She also wants to fence in the garden. How many feet of fence will she need?

A.159 ft
B.189 ft
C.210 ft
D.216 ft

Answer 1

find the length around the yard ABCD

Answer 2

i started out with 12^2+15^2= 369. Then i got lost..

Answer 3

45+45+36+36=
Like this?

Answer 4

yes, wat do u get

Answer 5

90+72=162

Answer 6

yes thats the length of fence around outer yard

Answer 7

ne need to fence garden also eh ?

Answer 8

wait what??.. am i missing a number?

Answer 9

just add that length also to 162

Answer 10

total fence = 162 + 12 + 15

Answer 11

ohh... 189

Answer 12

Yes !

Answer 13

no wonder i kept getting it wrong! I was squareing. Thanks ganesh! :D

Answer 14

np :)