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  • 12-12-2016
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You have a 32-foot fence around a square garden. You paint 1/3 of one side of the fence. What fraction of the fence did you paint?

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JcAlmighty
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  • 13-12-2016
The answer is 1/12.

The perimeter of a square garden with side s is:
P = 4s

s = 1/4P

Since it is painted 1/3 of 1/4 of the fence, the fraction of the painted fence is:
1/3 * 1/4 = 1/12
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