Question

Tom has to fence two playgrounds. The first playground is 10m long

and 5m wide while the second playground is 15m long and 6m wide. Which

of these playgrounds would require more wire to fence and by how much?
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Answer 1

Answer:

According to the given measurements we can see that two playgrounds are perfect rectangles.

Now to find the area of 1st playground A=l×b

A=10×5=50m²

The area of second playground A=l×b

A=15×6=90m²

The second playground requires more wire to fence by 90cm²

Answer 2

Answer:

Tom has to fence two playgrounds. The first playground is 10m long

and 5m wide while the second playground is 15m long and 6m wide. Which

of these playgrounds would require more wire to fence and by how much?