Need help understanding math problem

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Julie is planning to make a garden inher backyard. The garden will berectangular - 32 feet on one side and 65 feet on the other side. In order to keep animals out of the garden,Julie will be building a wire fence to protect the garden. To prepare the soil in the garden, she willbe treating the soil with a special fertilizer which prevents weeds and pests.

- The wire fence can be purchased for $21.75per yard (1 yard = 3 feet) . You are notpermitted to purchase a part of a yard.
- She can purchase the special fertilizerat a cost of $8.75 per gallon. Eachgallon will treat 650 square feet. Thefertilizer is only available for sale by the gallon.


Perimeter= 2 (length + width)
Area= length x width


a. (5 points) Compute the outsideperimeter of the garden and determine how much the wire fence will cost her.
Answer:


b. (5 points) How much will she need tospend on the special fertilizer?
Answer:
 
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