Hope Mom baked a cake in rectangular shape 10 by 6. If she starts at the corner and put acndle every 2 inches how many candles will fit around the edge of the cake?
I will assume you mean 10 inches by 6 inches.
10 + 6 + 10 + 6 = 32 inches for the cake's perimeter, right? Divide by 2, and you get 16 candles.
So test it. Draw a rectangle 10" x 6" and mark a circle every two inches, starting from one of the corners. I think you'll find the number of candles is not 16!!
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I do count 16
The deck in hopes backyard is round. It has 5 posts evenly spaced around the edge to support a trellis. For her birthday party, she wants to connect each post to all the other posts with crepe-paper streamers. How many streamers will she need?
To find out how many candles will fit around the edge of the rectangular cake, we need to calculate the perimeter of the cake. The perimeter is the distance around the edge.
To calculate the perimeter of a rectangle, you can use the formula:
Perimeter = 2 × (Length + Width)
In this case, the length of the rectangle is 10 inches and the width is 6 inches. Substituting these values into the formula, we have:
Perimeter = 2 × (10 + 6)
Perimeter = 2 × 16
Perimeter = 32 inches
Therefore, if your Mom starts at the corner and puts a candle every 2 inches, she will be able to fit 32/2 = 16 candles around the edge of the cake.