SOLUTION: A metal strip being installed around a workbench is 0.74m wide and 3m long. At $17.60 per meter, find the cost of the metal stripping. Choices a) $131.65 b) $165.80 c) $197.4

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Question 697266: A metal strip being installed around a workbench is 0.74m wide and 3m long. At $17.60 per meter, find the cost of the metal stripping.
Choices
a) $131.65
b) $165.80
c) $197.45
d) $263.25
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, lynnlo:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter of the workbench is
+2%2A.74+%2B+2%2A3+=+1.48+%2B+6+ m
+1.48+%2B+6+=+7.48+ m
+17.6%2A7.48+=+131.648+ ( $/m )x( m )
(a) $131.65

Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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