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A farmer built a fence around his square plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether ?

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Correct Answer: Option B
Since each pole at the corner of the plot is common to its two sides, so we have :
Total number of poles needed = 27 x 4 - 4 = 108 - 4 = 104.
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Bhupendra Singh
Bhupendra Singh 7 years ago
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