We have been given that two 2 1/2 inch plastic strips and two 5 1/3 plastic strips are used to form a rectangle.
Let us find the length of the plastic strips.
Two 2 1/2 inch
= [tex]2 \times 2\frac{1}{2}\\=2 \times\frac{5}{2} \\ \\=5 \text{ inches}[/tex]
Two 5 1/3 inch
[tex]= 2 \times 5\frac{1}{3}\\=2 \times\frac{16}{3} \\ \\=\frac{32}{3} \text{ inches}[/tex]
Therefore, the perimeter of the rectangle is given by
[tex]5+ \frac{32}{3}\\ =\frac{47}{3} \\ \\= 15.7\text{ inches}[/tex]
The perimeter of the rectangle is 15.7 inches.
