Question

A picture frame is 18 inches long and 8 inches tall. It is 2 inches wide on all 4 side. What is the area of the picture frame?

Answer 1

$x=18-2\cdot2=18-4=14\ (in)\\\\y=8-2\cdot2=8-4=4\ (in)\\\\A=xy\to A=14\cdot4=56\ (in^2)$

Answer 2

Answer:88

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of the whole image is 144, the area of the picture is 56. Subtracting those from each other, you get that the picture frame is 88.