SOLUTION: Find the perimeter of the rectangle. 4 3/4 and 6 5/6

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Question 1018258: Find the perimeter of the rectangle.
4 3/4 and 6 5/6
Answer by ikleyn(53763) About Me  (Show Source):
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Add a = 43%2F4 and b = 65%2F6, then double.


a + b = 43%2F4 + 65%2F6 = 19%2F4 + 41%2F6 = %283%2A19%29%2F12 + %282%2A41%29%2F12 = %283%2A19%2B2%2A41%29%2F12 = 139%2F12 = 117%2F12.


P = 2*(a+b) = 2214%2F12 = 232%2F12 = 231%2F6.