Question

The perimeter of your square dining table is 200 in. You want to buy a new tablecloth for your table so that the edges of the tablecloth extend an extra 8 inches from each side of the table. What are the dimensions (length x width) of the tablecloth that best fits your requirements?

Answer 1

Answer:

The dimensions (length x width) of the tablecloth that best fits your requirements will be  (66 inches × 66 inches)

Step-by-step explanation:

The perimeter of the square dining table is 200 inches.

Perimeter of a square $=4a$ , where $a$ is the length of side of the square.

So, we will get......

$4a= 200\\ \\ a=\frac{200}{4}=50$

The edges of the tablecloth extend an extra 8 inches from each side of the table.

That means, the length and width of the tablecloth should be (8+8)= 16 inches more than the edge of the table.

So, the length and width of the tablecloth will be: $(50+16)=66$ inches.

Thus, the dimensions (length x width) of the tablecloth that best fits your requirements will be  (66 inches × 66 inches)