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An ant stands at one vertex of a rectangular sheet of paper. The ant then proceeds to walk all the way around the perimeter of the paper. The dimensions of the sheet of paper are 3 5/8 inches by 2 7/8 inches. How many inches does the ant travel? Show your work.

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Answered by GPT 3.5
To find the distance the ant travels, we need to calculate the perimeter of the rectangle.

The length of the rectangle is 3 5/8 inches or 29/8 inches.
The width of the rectangle is 2 7/8 inches or 23/8 inches.

To find the perimeter, we add the lengths of all four sides of the rectangle:
Perimeter = 2 * (Length + Width)
Perimeter = 2 * (29/8 + 23/8)
Perimeter = 2 * (52/8)
Perimeter = 2 * 6.5
Perimeter = 13 inches

Therefore, the ant travels 13 inches around the perimeter of the rectangle.

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