Question

a hexagon is a six sided figure. find the perimeter of a hexagon where all of the sides are the same length and the expression is x+y represents the length of a side. simplify the expression. is it:
A 6x + 6y
B 6+x+y
C 6x+y
D 6xy

Answer 1

"A" is the answer because there are six sides, and each side is x+y, so it could be stated 6(x+y), but if you distribute the six in, you get 6x + 6y.