Question

Celina had a rectangular tablecloth with dimensions x feet and 3 feet. She put lace along 4 feet of the edge of the tablecloth.
An expression is shown below:

(2x + 6) - 4

Part A: What does the expression represent?

Part B: What does 2x + 6 represent?

Part C: What does 2x represent?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

2x +6 represents the perimeter of the rectangle.
-4 represents how much lace has been add already.
(2x +6)-4 represents how much more lace Celina needs to add to complete the tablecloth.
(perimeter minus lace already added = additional lace needed)

Answer 3

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