SOLUTION: Hi Bob painted an 8 foot by ten foot canvas with a 8 inch wide border. What is the perimeter of the unpainted section. Thanks

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Question 1159270: Hi
Bob painted an 8 foot by ten foot canvas with a 8 inch wide border. What is the perimeter of the unpainted section.
Thanks

Answer by josgarithmetic(39629) About Me  (Show Source):
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The description unclear. Just how is the border? Outside of the canvas? Is most of the canvas to be painted leaving the outer 8 inch width unpainted?

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The canvas is 8 foot by 10 foot, and WITH IT IS a border of 8 INCHES all the way around. The border surrounds the canvas.

The outside dimensions of the border are then 8%2B2%282%2F3%29=9%261%2F3 and 10%2B2%282%2F3%29=10%2B4%2F3=11%261%2F3.

The perimeter of this border is 2%289%261%2F3%2B11%261%2F3%29feet.