Question

Three copies of this rectangle were connected along a side to make a larger rectangle. What could the perimeter of the new rectangle be? Consider all possibilities.

Answer 1

Answer:

388in or 202in

Step-by-step explanation:

I decided to connect three copies of this rectangle, all along the right side of the rectangle in the picture above.

When this is done the new length along the bottom and top become 45×4=180.

Now to find the perimeter, 180+180+14+14=388in

Other possibility

Connect the three copies along the top.

Now we need to do 14×4=56, which is the new side length.

Now to find the perimeter, 56+56+45+45=202in