Question

Stacia needs enough ribbon to wrap around the length and height of a box. If the length is 2 feet and the height is 4 inches how much ribbon will she need?

Answer 1

9 feet or 108 inches

Explanation:

2 x 2 = 4 feet

4 + 4 = 8 inches

4 1/2 + 4 1/2 = 9 feet

So she would need 9 feet of ribbon

Answer 2

144 inches.

Explanation:

We have been given that Stacia needs enough ribbon to wrap around the length and height of a box. The length is 2 feet and the height is 4 inches. We are asked to find the inches of ribbon that Stacia needs.

The inches of the ribbon that Stacia needs will be equal to perimeter of rectangle. We know that perimeter of rectangle is two times sum of length and height.

`\text{Perimeter of the box}=2(\text{Length+Height})`

`\text{Perimeter of the box}=2(2\text{ ft}+4\text{ ft})`

`\text{Perimeter of the box}=2(6\text{ ft})`

`\text{Perimeter of the box}=12\text{ ft}`

Now we will convert feet into inches.

1 feet = 12 inches

12 feet = 12*12 inches = 144 inches.

Therefore, Stacia needs 144 inches of ribbon.