Homework Help: Math -please check me

Posted by Sonya on Friday, March 28, 2008 at 2:05pm.

what is the perimeter of a rectangle if the length is 5/9 cm and the width is 2/9 cm?
a. 5/9 cm
b. 1 5/9cm
c. 7/9 cm
d. 1 7/9 cm
the answer I got was 14/9 please help me.

Math -please check me - DrBob222, Friday, March 28, 2008 at 4:17pm
14/9 is correct. Convert that to a mixed fraction by dividing 14 by 9. That is 1 with how many left over? 5 So it is 1 5/9.

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