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Kathie made a rectangular quilt and wants to put ribbon around the edges. The length of the quilt is 8 feet and the width is 4 feet. How much ribbon does Kathie need?_____feet

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This question basically asks for the perimeter of the rectangle.

Perimeter of the rectangular quilt that Kathie made is:

= 2 *(length + width)
= 2* (8 + 4)
= 2* (12)
= 24

So,
Kathie needs 24 feet of ribbon.

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