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1998 Gauss (7) #7

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February 26, 2017
Gauss

Problem Statement

A rectangular field is 80 m long and 60 m wide. If fence posts are placed at the corners and are 10 m apart along the 4 sides of the field, how many posts are needed to completely fence the field?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 24<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 26<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 28<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 30<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 32<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 24 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 26 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 28 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 30 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 32