Asked by johny cox

Look at this rectangle:

5 in
3 in


If both dimensions are tripled, then which of the following statements about its perimeter will be true?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Original perimeter = 2(5 + 3) = 16 in.
New sides = 15 in and 9 in, so new perimeter = 2(15 + 9) = 48 in.

Since 48 = 3 × 16, the perimeter becomes three times as large.