Question

Two 2 1/2 inch plastic strips and two 5 1/3 plastic strips are used to form a rectanlge. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

Answer 1

We have been given that two 2 1/2 inch plastic strips and two 5 1/3 plastic strips are used to form a rectangle.

Let us find the length of the plastic strips.

Two 2 1/2 inch

=
`2 * 2(1)/(2)\\=2 *(5)/(2) \\ \\=5 \text{ inches}`

Two 5 1/3 inch

`= 2 * 5(1)/(3)\\=2 *(16)/(3) \\ \\=(32)/(3) \text{ inches}`

Therefore, the perimeter of the rectangle is given by

`5+ (32)/(3)\\ =(47)/(3) \\ \\= 15.7\text{ inches}`

The perimeter of the rectangle is 15.7 inches.