Question

May has a notebook that is 10 inches long and 8 inches wide. Mae wants to paste a colorful tape around all the edges of the front cover of her notebook. how many inches of tape will she need?​

Answer 1

We have to find the area of this notebook.

let w = width

let l = length

Area of a rectangle = w*l

Plug in your numbers.

Area = 8 in * 10 in = 80 square inches

May will need 80 square inches of tape