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277. Christa wants to put a fence around her triangular flowerbed. The sides of the flowerbed are six feet, eight feet and 10 feet. How many feet of fencing will she need to enclose her flowerbed?

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perimeter 250 feet. The length is
five feet more than twice the
width. Find the length and width
of the parking lot.
perimeter 240 in
is 12 inches mo
width. Find the
of the rug.
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277. Christa wants to put a fence around her triangular
flowerbed. The sides of the flowerbed are six feet, eight
feet and 10 feet. How many feet of fencing will she
need to enclose her flowerbed?
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279. If you need to put tile on your kitchen floor, do you
need to know the perimeter or the area of the kitchen?
Explain your reasoning.
281. Look at the two figures below.
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D0/hich figure looks like it has the larger area?

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