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George was painting a picture frame. The frame was 5inches wide & 3inches tall. What is the perimeter of the picture frame?

George was painting a picture frame. The frame was 5inches wide & 3inches tall-example-1
User Ajeett
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The perimeter can be calculated by adding the legnths off all 4 sides.

Since it is 5 inches wide and 3 inches tall, it has 2 sides of 5 inches and 2 sides of 3 inches. So, the perimeter is:


P=5+5+3+3=16

16 inches.

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