Jarod is putting a fence around his square lot. He wants to put 20 posts on each side of his lot. This includes one post placed in each corner.

How many posts will Jarod need?

A.
76

B.
60

C.
80

D.
24

Question

Jarod is putting a fence around his square lot. He wants to put 20 posts on each side of his lot. This includes one post placed in each corner. 
 
How many posts will Jarod need?
  
 
 A.
76
 
 B.
60
 
 C.
80
 
 D.
24

anonymous · Answer

ok so if there are 4 sides in each square, and he wants 20 per side, you'd think that would be 80.
But it isnt, it's 76 because each post in the corner counts as 2 (it is on 2 sides technically)
so the answer is A

anonymous · Answer

isuru what do u think?