Question

A rug maker is using a pattern that is a rectangle with a length of 96 inches and a width of 60 inches. The rug maker wants to increase each dimension by a different amount. Let l and w be the increases in inches and the length and width. Write and simplify an expression for the perimeter of the new pattern.

Answer 1

since you already have length and width all you have to do is 96/60 which is 1.6

Answer 2

Original Rectangle

Length=96 inches

Breadth =60 inches

Transformed Rectangle

New Length= (96+l) inches

New Breadth=(60+w) inches

Perimeter of New rectangle =2 × (New Length +New Breadth)

=2 ×(96+l+60+w)

=2×(156+l+w)

=(312+2l+2w) Inches