Question

Find the perimeter of the shaded figure.

Answer 1

Answer: 38 units

Step-by-step explanation: Perimeter is asking for the total length of all the sides that make up a figure. The top border is 10 units, the two outer sides are 7 each (14 in total), if you add all the downward facing edges you get another 10 units, and the two inside sides are 2 units each (4 in total).

10+14+10+4 = 38

Answer 2

38

Explanation:

Count the unit squares for each side, starting from the left it's 7, 10, 7, 2, 2, 6, 2, and 2

Now add them together:

7 + 10 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 2 = 17 + 9 + 8 + 4 = 26 + 12 = 38