Two different expressions giving the perimeter of the donkey's pen are:
1) P = 2a + 2b
2) P = a + a + b + b = 2a + 2b
A’Leila is building a pen for her pet donkey. The pen is a rectangle with one side
measuring b yards and the adjacent side measuring a yards. A’Leila knows that
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a. Write two different expressions giving the perimeter of the donkey’s pen
2 answers
. Choose a value for a that is greater than 5 and less than 15. Evaluate the
perimeter of the pen for that value, using one of the expressions that you
wrote
perimeter of the pen for that value, using one of the expressions that you
wrote