Question

Two 2 1/2 inch plastic strips and two 5 1/3 plastic strips are used to form a rectanlge. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

Answer 1

We have been given that two 2 1/2 inch plastic strips and two 5 1/3 plastic strips are used to form a rectangle.

Let us find the length of the plastic strips.

Two 2 1/2 inch

 = $2 \times 2\frac{1}{2}\\=2 \times\frac{5}{2} \\ \\=5 \text{ inches}$

Two 5 1/3  inch

$= 2 \times 5\frac{1}{3}\\=2 \times\frac{16}{3} \\ \\=\frac{32}{3} \text{ inches}$

Therefore, the perimeter of the rectangle is given by

$5+ \frac{32}{3}\\ =\frac{47}{3} \\ \\= 15.7\text{ inches}$

The perimeter of the rectangle is 15.7 inches.