Question

A rectangle topped by a triangle. The rectangle has length 16 centimeters and width 12 centimeters, and the triangle has side lengths of 10 centimeters and base of 12 centimeters.
Find the perimeter of the figure shown above.
a.
50 cm
c.
30 cm
b.
64 cm
d.
60 cm



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

Answer 1

Let us simply sum up the length of all of the sides in order to find the perimeter (not including the side that the triangle and the rectangle overlap, since that is internal to the figure, so it doesn't contribute to the perimeter.
16 + 16 + 10 + 10 + 12 = ?