Asked by ty

A smaller rectangle with side lengths of 5 inches and 8 inches is inside of a larger rectangle. The larger rectangle is 1 inch larger at each side than the smaller rectangle.
Bonnie wants to make a picture frame for a
5 x 8-inch photo. What is the area of the frame
if the frame is 1 inch thick?

square inches

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Outer rectangle dimensions: (5 + 2) by (8 + 2) = 7 by 10.
Area of frame = 7·10 − 5·8 = 70 − 40 = 30.

30 square inches.