Julie is planning to make a garden in her backyard. The garden will be rectangular - 55 feet on one side and 72 feet on the other side. In order to keep animals out of the garden, Julie will be building a wire fence to protect the garden. To prepare the soil in the garden, she will be treating the soil with a special fertilizer which prevents weeds and pests.
-The wire fence can be purchased for $23.25 per yard (1 yard = 3 feet) . You are not permitted to purchase a part of a yard.
-She can purchase the special fertilizer at a cost of $9.75 per gallon. Each gallon will treat 850 square feet. The fertilizer is only available for sale by the gallon.
Perimeter = 2 (length + width)
Area = length x width
Compute the outside perimeter of the garden and determine how much the wire fence will cost her.
How much will she need to spend on the special fertilizer?
-The wire fence can be purchased for $23.25 per yard (1 yard = 3 feet) . You are not permitted to purchase a part of a yard.
-She can purchase the special fertilizer at a cost of $9.75 per gallon. Each gallon will treat 850 square feet. The fertilizer is only available for sale by the gallon.
Perimeter = 2 (length + width)
Area = length x width
Compute the outside perimeter of the garden and determine how much the wire fence will cost her.
How much will she need to spend on the special fertilizer?