Ms. Ford's kitchen is in the shape of a rectangle with a width of 12.25 feet. She is buying a wallpaper border to go on all of h

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Ms. Ford's kitchen is in the shape of a rectangle with a width of 12.25 feet. She is buying a wallpaper border to go on all of h

er kitchen walls. She wants to buy 5 extra feet of the border to be sure she has enough. She buys 62.5 feet of the border.
What is the length of Ms. Ford's kitchen? Explain how you can find your answer.

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qaws [65] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-22T07:19:26+03:00

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Answer:

57.5 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The kitchen is a rectangle and she wants to buy 5 feet of wallpaper. And she buys 62.5 feet of wallpaper border. Just subtract 62.5 and 5 and you get 57.5 feet.