Question

A watercolor painting is 22 inches long by 8 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?

Answer 1

23 inches long by 9 inches wide.

Explanation:

if the mat add one inch to the sides then just add one to the measurements.

Answer 2

207 inches

Explanation:

23*9=207