SOLUTION: A PHOTO MEASURING 5 INCHES BY SEVEN INCHES IS PLACED IN A FRAME THAT ADDS A ONE INCH BORDER AROUND THE PHOTO. WHAT IS THE TOTAL WIDTH OF THE PHOTO?

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Question 767866: A PHOTO MEASURING 5 INCHES BY SEVEN INCHES IS PLACED IN A FRAME THAT ADDS A ONE INCH BORDER AROUND THE PHOTO. WHAT IS THE TOTAL WIDTH OF THE PHOTO?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The total width of the photo remains the same, either 5 inches or 7 inches. You made no change to the photo. You just added a border frame around it. The FRAME will have a width, either 5%2B2%2A1 inch or 7%2B2%2A1 inch, depending on which direction you wanted as taken to be width.

Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you added 1 on to each side of the 5 inch width,
the new width, including the frame, would be:

5 + 1 + 1
= 7 inches {added 1 inch onto each side of the original width}

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