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A watercolor painting is 19 inches long by 11 inches wide. Ramon makes a border around the watercolor painting by making a mat that adds 1 inch to each side of the length and the width. What is the area of the mat?

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Answer:

240
inches^(2)

Explanation:

11 + 1 = 12

19 + 1 = 20

12 x 20 = 240

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