Question

Ms. Canciano was putting ribbon around a bulletim broard. She used 28 inches of ribbon to go all the way around and knew that the length of her board was 6 inches what is the area of her board​

Answer 1

Answer:

48 sq inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Ribbon used around a bulletin broard is 28 inches

The length of her board is 6 inches

Let B is breadth of her board. 28 inches is perimeter. The perimeter of rectangle is given by :

P = 2(L+B)

28=2(6+B)

14=6+B

B=8 inches

The area of a rectangle is given by :

A = L×B

A = 8×6

A=48 sq inches

So, the area of her board is 48 sq inches