Question

The painted area of a rectangular canvas is 72 square inches and there is a 4 inch unpainted border on all sides. The dimensions of the canvas are whole numbers. What is the number of inches in the least possible perimeter of the border?

Answer 1

Painted Area: 72 in^2

Unpainted Border on all sides: ====> 4 in"

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 72

Answer: =====> 66 inches

My Internet kept messing up on me here, but the Answer is 66 inches, Sorry I couldn't finish working out the problem, going to check out my internet. - Thanks - P.

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