Amanda puts 2 rectangles together to form a new rectangle. both rectangles have a height of 3 inches. the base of one rectangle is 2 inches. the base of the other is 4 inches. if Amanda puts 10 of each rectangle together , end to end, what will be the distance around the new figure?

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So the length of the base of the continuous rectangle
= 10(2) + 10(4) = 60 inches

so the distance around the whole thing
= 2(60) + 2(3) = 126 inches

126 inches

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1. Amanda puts two rectangles together to form a new rectangle. Both rectangles have a height of 3 inches. The base of one rectangle is 2 inches. The base of the other is 4 inches. If Amanda puts 10 of each rectangle together, end to end. what will be the distance around the new figure? what the answer

126