Question

A watercolor painting is 23 inches long by 11 inches wide. Ramon makes a border around the watercolor painting by making a mat that adds 1 inch to each side of the length and the width. What is the area of the mat?

Answer 1

288 inches ²

Explanation:

Water color painting

Length = 23 inches

Width = 11 inches

Mat that adds 1 inch to each side of the length and the width

Mat

Length = 23 + 1 = 24 inches

Width = 11 + 1 = 12 inches

What is the area of the mat?

Area of the mat = length × width

= 24 inches × 12 inches

= 288 inches ²