Question

Katie cut out a rectangular piece of wrapping paper that was two times as long and 3 times as wide as the box that she was wrapping . the box was 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. what is the perimeter of the wrapping paper that katie cut?

Answer 1

Answer:

length of paper = 5 inches × 2 = 10 inches

width of paper = 4 inches × 3 = 12 inches

perimeter of paper = 2(10 + 12)

= 2×22

= 22

perimeter of paper is 22 inches