Question

Alissa is framing a rectangular picture with length 10 inches and width 8 inches. Let x represent the width of the frame in inches. Which expression represents the length, in inches, of the framed picture?

a) 2x
b) 10
c) x + 8
d) 18
Which expression represents the width of the framed picture?
a) 2x
b) 10
c) x + 8
d) 8

Answer 1

The expression representing the length of the framed picture is 10 + 2x, and the expression representing the width of the framed picture is 8.

Step-by-step explanation:

The length of the framed picture can be determined by adding twice the width of the frame to the original length of the picture. Since the original length is 10 inches and the width of the frame is x inches, the expression representing the length of the framed picture is 10 + 2x.

The width of the framed picture remains the same as the original width, which is 8 inches. Therefore, the expression representing the width of the framed picture is 8.