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A farmer built a fence around his 17 cows, in a square shaped region. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether?
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THE DIFFERENCE IN AGE IS STILL 23 YEARS, SO I MUST BE 23 IF MY FATHER IS TWICE AS OLD
THE MATHEMATICIAN MADE A SMALL FENCE AROUND HIMSELF AND DECLARED HIMSELF TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE
104 POLES. THE FOUR CORNER POLES ARE COMMON TO BOTH SIDES, SO WE HAVE: 25 POLES X 4 SIDES + 4 CORNER POLES = 104 POLES
"SIX DOZEN DOZEN" IS GREATER. "SIX DOZEN DOZEN" IS 6 X 12 X 12. "HALF DOZEN DOZEN" IS 1/2 X 12 X 12
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