Question

Anna's mom is putting up a border on the wall Anna's room. her room is 14 ft long and 8 ft wide. how much border will be needed to go all the way around the room.A.22 ftB.42 ftC.44 ftD.112 ft

Answer 1

To find how much orded will be needed find the perimeter of the room:

`P=2l\cdot2w`

l=14ft

w=8ft

`\begin{gathered} P=2(14ft)+2(8ft) \\ P=28ft+16ft \\ P=44ft \end{gathered}`Then, Anna's mom will need 44 feet of border