Alice wants to put up fencing around three sides of her rectangular yard and leave one side of 10 meters unfenced. If the yard has an area of 240 square meters, how many meters of fencing does she need?
A
58
B
62
C
66
D
70
E
74
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The sides of the rectangle have a length of 10 and L.
The area is 10*L=240 so L=24.
She needs fencing with a length of 10+2*24=58 meters.
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