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Question
Here are pictures of some more fields. Find out which one has the longest boundary?

Boundary = ______ metre
Boundary = ______ metre
Boundary = ______ metre
Boundary = ______ metre
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Solution
- Length of boundary = 15 metre + 6 metre + 15 metre + 24 metre
= 60 metre - Boundary = 9 metre + 6 metre + 3 metre + 6 metre + 6 metre + 12 metre
= 42 metre - Boundary = 9 metre + 6 metre + 3 metre + 6 metre + 6 metre
+ 12 metre
= 42 metre - Boundary = 15 metre + 15 metre + 9 metre + 15 metre + 15 metre + 9 metre
= 78 metre
Therefore, field (d) has the longest boundary.
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