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Ali is helping his father build a fence around their rectangular garden. The garden is 10 meters long and 5 meters wide.

1 What is the perimeter of the garden?

The perimeter is 30 meters.

2 How did Ali calculate the perimeter?

He added all the sides: 10 + 5 + 10 + 5 = 30 meters.

3 If Ali’s father wants to plant grass inside the garden, what will they need to calculate?

They will need to calculate the area.

4 How did Ali find the area?

He multiplied the length by the width: 10 × 5 = 50 square meters.

5 If the garden was a square with each side 6 meters, what would the perimeter be?

The perimeter would be 24 meters.

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