Answer:
42 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
The length of fence is equal to the perimeter of the shape. That can be found by adding the lengths of the edges.
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Clockwise from the upper left corner, the sum of edge lengths is ...
2 +6 + 3 + 6 + 2 + 7 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 7 . . . . feet
= 8 + 9 + 9 + 2 + 6 + 8 . . . . added pairwise
= 17 + 11 + 14
= 28 + 14 = 42 . . . feet
42 feet of fence is needed to go around the garden
