Question

A rectangular painting measures 11 inches by 14 inches and contains a frame of uniform width around the four edges. The perimeter of the rectangular formed by the painting and its frame is 58 inches. Determine the width.

Answer 1

how did you start this problem?

Answer 2

draw it

Answer 3

Perimeter, P, is just the sum of all sides
\(\sf P = (2 \times length) + (2 \times width) \rightarrow 2L + 2W \)
determine the length and width of the frame.