A rectangle is 6 2/3 feet long and 3 1/5 wide.about how many feet is the distance around the rectangle

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asked Jan 17, 2019 152k views

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Afsharov · Answer 1 · 2019-01-23T16:10:46+0000

The distance around the rectangle is:

$19(11)/(15)\ feet$

The distance around the rectangle means the perimeter of the rectangle.

We know that for a rectangle width length l and width w the perimeter(P) is given by:

P=2(l+w)

Here we have:

$l=6(2)/(3)\ feet=(20)/(3)\ feet$

Also, the width is:

$w=3(1)/(5)\ feet=(16)/(5)\ feet$

Hence, the perimeter of rectangle is:

$P=2((20)/(3)+(16)/(5))\\\\P=2((20* 5+16* 3)/(15))\\\\P=2((100+48)/(15))\\\\P=2* (148)/(15)\\\\P=(296)/(15)\\\\P=19(11)/(15)\ feet$