Rosa is sewing a ribbon around the sides of a square blanket. Each side of the blanket is 72 inches long. How many inches of ribbon will Risa need?

Hello! The answer to your question would be as followed:
She needs 72 inches per sides of the blanket.
A blanket has four sides so you have to multiply 72 by 4.
72 x 4 =
288 inches
Answer: 288 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : Rosa is sewing a ribbon around the sides of a square blanket.
Each side of the blanket is 72 inches long.
Then, the length of the required ribbon = Perimeter of the square blanket. (1)
Perimeter of square =4 (Side)
Then, Perimeter of the square blanket= 4(72)=288 inches (2)
From (1) and (2),
The length of the required ribbon = 288 inches