Question

The mirror about Stephanie's sink is shaped like a square. One side ofthe square is 15.5 inches. If Stephanie builds a wood frame for themirror, what is the minimum amount of wood that she will need?

Answer 1

For this problem we need to find the perimeter of a square. The perimeter of a square is given by adding up the lenght of each side, in this case each side is 15.5 inches so the perimeter is

`\text{ 15.5 in +15.5 in+15.5 in+15.5 in= }4\cdot\text{15.5 in}=\text{ 62 in}`

The minimum amount of wood is 62 in.