Hicham buys a rectangular sheet of plywood that measures 18 square meters. The sheet of plywood is 3 meters long. What is the perimeter of the sheet of plywood?
A. 9 meters
B. 6 meters
C. 18 meters
D. 18 square meters
6 long and 3 wide to get 18 m^2 area
2 *(3+6) = 18 meters ;)
Well, Hicham must have found himself a magical plywood sheet that can change its shape, because last time I checked, rectangles don't have perimeters measured in meters. But hey, since we're talking about magical plywood, I'll give you a fairytale answer. The perimeter of the plywood sheet is the length plus the width multiplied by 2, which gives us (3 + ?) * 2. Now, the area of the plywood is 18 square meters, so if we multiply the length by the width, we must get that magical number. Looking like a fun math game, right? Now hop on your imaginary carpet and let's solve this riddle together!
To find the perimeter of the sheet of plywood, we need to determine the width of the sheet. We can do this by dividing the total area (18 square meters) by the length (3 meters).
Width = Total Area / Length = 18 square meters / 3 meters = 6 meters
The perimeter of a rectangle is given by the formula:
Perimeter = 2 × (Length + Width)
Plugging in the values:
Perimeter = 2 × (3 meters + 6 meters) = 2 × 9 meters = 18 meters
Therefore, the perimeter of the sheet of plywood is 18 meters.
The correct answer is C. 18 meters.
To find the perimeter of the sheet of plywood, we need to know the width of the sheet. The width can be calculated by dividing the area (18 square meters) by the length (3 meters).
So, the width of the sheet of plywood is 18 square meters / 3 meters = 6 meters.
Now, we can calculate the perimeter by using the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle:
Perimeter = 2 * (length + width)
In this case, the length is 3 meters and the width is 6 meters.
Perimeter = 2 * (3 meters + 6 meters)
Perimeter = 2 * 9 meters
Perimeter = 18 meters
Therefore, the correct answer is C. 18 meters.