Question

The classroom rug is 9 feet long and has an area of 72 square feet. What is the perimeter of the rug?

Answer 1

Answer:

34 Ft.²

Explanation:

Area = width · length

The length of the rug is 9 feet. We need to find the width.

72 ÷ 9 = 8

Check to see if this is correct: width (8) · length (9) = area (72)

Now add the length and width together two times since a rug has 4 sides

8 + 8 + 9 + 9 = 34

The perimeter of the rug is 34 ft.²