Question

Ms. Ford's kitchen is in the shape of a rectangle with a width of 12.25 feet. She is buying a wallpaper border to go on all of her kitchen walls. She wants to buy 5 extra feet of the border to be sure she has enough. She buys 62.5 feet of the border.

What is the length of Ms. Ford's kitchen? Explain how you can find your answer.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The length of Ms. Ford's kitchen is 57.5 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. You have the following information given in the problem above:

- The kitchen is rectangular.

- Ms. Ford wants to buy 5 extra feet of wallpaper border.

- She buys a total of 62.5 feet of wallpaper border.

2. Therefore, to calculate the length of Ms. Ford's kitchen, you only need to substract 62.5 feet and the 5 extra feet of wallpaper border. Therefore, the result is:

Answer 2

57.5 feet

Explanation:

The kitchen is a rectangle and she wants to buy 5 feet of wallpaper. And she buys 62.5 feet of wallpaper border. Just subtract 62.5 and 5 and you get 57.5 feet.