An area rug in Rachel's room is shown below.

A rectangle that is one hundred forty-four inches long and one hundred eight inches wide

Part A
How can you convert the dimensions of the area rug from inches to feet? Use the drop-down menus to explain.

Choose...
the number of inches by
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to convert to feet.



Part B
What is the perimeter of the area rug in feet? Enter your answer in the box.

feet

1 answer

Part A:

Choose: 144 (the number of inches)

To convert to feet: divide by 12

Choose: 108 (the number of inches)

To convert to feet: divide by 12

Therefore, the dimensions of the area rug in feet are 12 feet by 9 feet.

Part B:

To find the perimeter of the area rug in feet, we need to add up all the sides of the rectangle.

Perimeter = 2(12) + 2(9)

Perimeter = 24 + 18

Perimeter = 42 feet