A rectangular kitchen garden is 18 m by 12 m.
A gate of width 2 m is left without fencing.
What length of fencing (in metres) is required for the rest of the boundary?

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A rectangular kitchen garden is 18 m by 12 m. A gate of width 2 m is left without fencing. What length of fencing (in metres) is required for the rest of the boundary?

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58. Full perimeter = 2 × (18 + 12) = 60 m. Leave the 2 m gate, so fencing = 60 − 2 = 58 m.

A rectangular kitchen garden is 18 m by 12 m.
A gate of width 2 m is left without fencing.
What length of fencing (in metres) is required for the rest of the boundary?

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A rectangular kitchen garden is 18 m by 12 m.A gate of width 2 m is left without fencing.What length of fencing (in metres) is required for the rest of the boundary?

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A rectangular kitchen garden is 18 m by 12 m.
A gate of width 2 m is left without fencing.
What length of fencing (in metres) is required for the rest of the boundary?