SOLUTION: find the perimeter of a rectangle having a length of 8 feet - 4 inches and a width of 5 feet - 7 inches. Express answer in feet and inches please.

Question 287821: find the perimeter of a rectangle having a length of 8 feet - 4 inches and a width of 5 feet - 7 inches. Express answer in feet and inches please.
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, mananth:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is a perimeter?
How many sides does a rectangle have?
How many do you have measurements for?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
perimeter of rectangle = 2L +2W
length =8 feet 4 inches
8'4" *2 = 16' 8"
width = 5 feet 7 inches
5'7" *2 = 10' 1nd 14 "
= 11' 2 "
16'8" + 11'2" = 27' 10"
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