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Jenny is building a rectangular garden around a tree in her yard. the southwest corner of the garden will be 2 feet south and 3 feet west of the tree. the northeast corner of the garden is 1 foot north and 4 feet east of the tree. what will be the perimeter of jenny's garden?

A10 ft
B20 ft
C21 ft
D25 ft

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bobeld

3 feet west + 4 feet east means that the length of the rectangle is 7
2 feet south and 1 foot north means that the height (or width) 3.
Since the rectangle is 3 ft by 7ft the total distance around (perimeter) is 2 (l+w) or in this case 2 (7 +3) = 2 (10) = 20 ft  Answer b
Drawing a picture helps.

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