Year 10 Interactive Maths - Second Edition

Problem Solving

Example 10

A farmer will paint 34% of the fence enclosing a 50 m by 95 m rectangular paddock.
Calculate the length of fencing required to be painted to the nearest metre.

Solution:

Example 11

A rectangular bed of flowers has a length of 4.8 m and a diagonal measuring 6 m. Find:
a.  the width of the flower bed
b.  the perimeter of the flower bed

Solution:

Example 12

The dimensions of a rectangular flower bed are shown in the following diagram.

Find the perimeter of the bed
a.  in surd form
b.  correct to one decimal place
c.  in metres, rounded to the nearest centimetre

Solution:

Study Another Topic in Chapter 14: Measurement

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