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A rectangular frame is 0.75 foot wide and has a width of 0.50 foot. What is the perimeter of the frame?

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Final answer:

To calculate the perimeter of a rectangular frame, the question needs to provide both the length and the width of the frame. Misinformation in the question prevents the calculation of the perimeter as only one dimension (0.50 foot) is clearly given.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the perimeter of a rectangular frame, you need to know two distinct dimensions: the length and the width. However, the question seems to have a typo; it indicates that both the width and another measurement are 0.75 foot and 0.50 foot, which is conflicting information for calculating the perimeter. Assuming that 0.75 foot is the width of the frame all around (the same width applied to all sides), and 0.50 foot is the actual width of the inner rectangle, we cannot accurately calculate the perimeter without knowing the length of the rectangle.

If 0.75 foot is the width of the material used for the frame, and we have a width of 0.50 foot for the inner rectangle, we would still need the length to calculate the perimeter. The formula for calculating perimeter is P = 2(l+w), where l is the length and w is the width of the rectangle.

Without the length measurement, we can only say that for a rectangular frame, the perimeter would normally be calculated as the sum of all its sides, which is twice the sum of its length and width. In this case, the perimeter would be 2(l + 0.50). Unfortunately, without the length, we cannot complete this calculation.

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