Question

An office building has a cement block under its dumpster. The pad has an area of 108 square feet. The dumpster is 9 ft long and 8 ft wide. What is the most likely perimeter of the cement pad

Answer 1

Most likely Perimeter of the pad is 42 ft.

Explanation:

Area of the Cement pad = 108 feet²

Length of the dumpster = 9 ft

Width of the dumpster = 8 ft

Cement pad surface is greater than dumpster to hold it.

Area of pad = 108 ft²

length × width = 108

we choose length and width such that they are greater than length and width of the dumpster.

So, length of the pad = 12 ft

Width of the pad = 9 ft

Thus, Perimeter = 2 × (length + width) = 2 × ( 12 + 9 ) = 2 × 21 = 42 ft

Therefore, Most likely Perimeter of the pad is 42 ft.