Question

Anne's room is 6 4/5 meters long and 1 3/8 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the room?

What are the operations to be used to solve the given problem?

A. Addition and Subtraction
B. Multiplication and Subtraction
C. Multiplication and Addition
D. Division and Multiplication

What is the perimeter of the room?

A. 9 7/20
B. 12 7/20
C. 16 7/20
D. 18 7/20

Answer 1

C) Multiplication and Addition

C) 16 7/20

Explanation:

The perimeter can be found by the formula:

Let P = perimeter,

P = 2 x (Length + Width)

P = 2 x (6 4/5 + 1 3/8)

P = 2 x (8 7/40)

P = 16 7/20 meters

We used multiplication and addition. Hope this helps!