The picture inside a frame is 3 in. longer than it is wide, and the frame itself has a width of 2 in. on each side of the picture. If the area of the picture including the frame is 108 in2, find the dimensions of the outside edge of the frame. My answer is 9 and 12, i just want to make sure that this is correct.

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anonymous · Answer

picture = 5 x 8    (and 8 is 3 more than 5)   

frame = 9 x 12    (2 inches extra per side, so 4 inches total more in each dimension)

and 9 x 12 yields a 108 in^2 area of the picture frame

Looks correct to me :)

anonymous · Answer

Thank you i have been starring at this problem for 30 minutes trying to realize what it is actually asking.

anonymous · Answer

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