Question

The length of a rectangle is 20 meters and the width is 4 meters. What is the perimeter of the rectangle? Do not include units in your answer.

Answer 1

`\boxed {\boxed {\sf 48 \ meters }}`

Explanation:

The perimeter is the sum of the side lengths.

A rectangle has 4 sides: 2 lengths and 2 widths, so the perimeter formula is

`p= 2l+2w`

The length is 20 meters and the width is 4 meters.

`p= 2(20 \ m )+ 2(4 \ m )`

Multiply.

`p= 40 \ m + 8 \ m`

Add.

`p= 48 m`

The perimeter of the rectangle is 48 meters.