A picture 16" x 24" has a frame 1" wide.Approximately how many times greater than the area of the frame is the area of the picture?

a. 5
b. 45
c. 48
d. 80
e. 84

please answer and explain

2 answers

area of picture = 16(24) = 384 in^2

area of picture and frame = 18(26) = 468
area of frame = 468-384 = 84

picture/frame = 384/84 = appr 4.57
I guess they rounded that off to 5 times.
why 18x26 frame 1"
is not 17 x 25 ?