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A watercolor painting is 16 inches long by 12 inches wide. Ramon makes a border around the watercolor

painting by making a mat that adds 2 inches to each side of the length and the width. What is the area of
the mat?

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Answer:252in. squared

Explanation:

16+2=18

12+2=14

14×18=252 ^2

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