Question

The width of a rectangle is 8 inches and the length is 5 inches. What is the perimeter of the rectangle? 13 in. 26 in. 40 in. 21 in.

Answer 1

The perimeter is the total outside dimensions.

There are 2 sides that are 8 inches and 2 sides that are 5 inches.

Perimeter = 8+8+5+5 = 26 inches.

Answer 2

The required perimeter of the rectangle is 26 inches

What is a rectangle?

A rectangle is a four sided quadrilateral, having all the internal angles equal to 90 degrees and opposite sides are equal and parallel.

What is perimeter?

A perimeter of a figure is the sum of all the sides that bounds the figure.

How to find the perimeter of a rectangle?

• The perimeter of a rectangle can be found by the formula :  2(length + breadth)

In the given problem,

• Length of the rectangle is 5 inches
• Breadth of the rectangle is 5 inches.

∴ Perimeter of the rectangle = 2(8 + 5) inches

                                               =  26 inches

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