Question

Soledad has a storage box. The box is 6 1/2 inches long, 4 3/4 inches wide and 7 inches tall. She wants to run a border around the top of the box. How much border does she need?

Answer 1

She need 10.5 inches border

Explanation:

Length of box =
`(1)/(2) inches`

Breadth of box =
`4(3)/(4) inches`

Breadth of box =
`(19)/(4) inches`

Height of box = 7 inches

Now we are given that Soledad wants to run a border around the top of the box.

So, Length of top = Perimeter =
`2(l+b)=2((1)/(2)+(19)/(4))=10.5`

Hence She need 10.5 inches border