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A farmer in Nashik puts fence posts every 2 m all the way round his rectangular farm, starting with a post at a corner. The first few posts are shown. How many posts are there in all?

Class 6Perimeter Word ProblemsMensuration
  • A21
  • B20
  • C24
  • D40

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Perimeter m. Around a closed boundary the last gap ends at the first post, so posts . (24 counts each corner post twice; 21 treats it like a straight line.)
Answer: B) 20

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