alleryStart learning →The perimeter of a rectangle is the sum of twice the length and twice the:
AWharf
BWhale
CWheat
DWidth
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Width
1. A rectangle has two lengths and two widths around its edge.
2. Adding all four sides gives the distance around it.
3. The perimeter is the sum of twice the length and twice the width.
4. So the missing measurement is the width.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Math Models', sections 3.1-3.5_
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