Question

A picture is in the shape of a rectangle.It is 5 inches long and 4 inches wide.What is its perimeter?

Answer 1

Perimeter is 18 inches.

Given:

The length of the rectangle is, l = 5 inches.

The width of the reactangle is, b = 4 inches.

The objective is to find the perimeter of the rectangle.

The formula to find the perimeter of the rectangle is,

`P=2(l+b)`

Now, substitute the given values in the above formula.

`\begin{gathered} P=2(5+4) \\ P=2(9) \\ P=18\text{ inches.} \end{gathered}`

Hence, the perimeter of the rectangle is 18 inches.