Question

wallpaper is sold in rolls that are 2 feet wide what is the minimum length you would need to purchase to cover the wall and 60 feet covers the wall

Answer 1

Answer:

28feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the wallpaper be a rectangle

Area of a rectangle = Length * Width

A = LW

Perimeter P = 2L+2W

If the wallpaper is sold in rolls that are 2 feet wide, then the width is 2 feet, to get the length, substitute W = 2 and P = 60 into the formula for calculating the perimeter of a rectangle.

60 = 2L + 2(2)

60 = 2L + 4

2L = 60-4

2L = 56

L = 56/2

L = 28

The minimum length that will be purchased to cover the wall is 28 feet