Question

Mia's garden is in the shape of a rectangle that measures about 29 meters long and 15 meters wide. What is the distance around Mia's garden?

Answer 1

Perimeter-distance around a shape.
Rectangles have 4 sides, 2 pairs.
You could do-
29+29+15+15=58+30=88 meters
Or multiply each side by two and add.
29(2)=58
15(2)=30
58+30=88 meters is the distance around Mia's garden

Answer 2

P=2l+2w     Equation for perimeter of a rectangle.

P=2(29)+2(15)     Substitution.

P=58+30     Multiply.

P=88     Add.

The perimeter of Mia's garden is 88 meters.