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A rectangular piece of cardboard measures 15 cm by 14 cm. What is the perimeter of the piece of cardboard?

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The perimeter of a rectangle is given by the formula below.


P=2b+2h

In our case,


\begin{gathered} b=15,h=14 \\ \Rightarrow P=2\cdot15+2\cdot14=30+28=58 \\ \Rightarrow P=58 \end{gathered}

The answer is 58 cm

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