SOLUTION: what will it cost to buy ceiling molding to go around a rectangle room with length 13ft and width 9ft? the molding cost $1.56 per linear ft

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Question 981743: what will it cost to buy ceiling molding to go around a rectangle room with length 13ft and width 9ft? the molding cost $1.56 per linear ft
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
Round the edge of the room is
called the perimeter.
Perimeter = 2 x length + 2 x width
Perimeter = 2 x 13 + 2 x 9
Perimeter = 26 + 18
Perimeter = 44ft
44ft at $1.56 per ft
= $68.64
Hope this helps:-)