document.write( "Question 214001: Eight 3inch squares tiles are placed end to end to make a rectangle. What is the distance around the rectangle they form? \n" ); document.write( "

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there are 2 corner tiles, and they each have
\n" ); document.write( "3 sides which are on an outside edge
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2A3+=+6\"$ sides
\n" ); document.write( "that leaves $\"8+-+2+=+6\"$ tiles, each of which
\n" ); document.write( "has only 2 sides on an outside edge
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2A2+=+12\"$ sides
\n" ); document.write( "There are $\"6+%2B+12+=+18\"$ 3\" sides on the outside
\n" ); document.write( "of the rectangle
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18%2A3+=+54\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There are 54 inches around the rectangle\r
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