Question

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.

• A. 100
• B. 104
• C. 108
• D. 112

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 104

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