Question

Kathie made a rectangular quilt and wants to put ribbon around the edges. The length of the quilt is 8 feet and the width is 4 feet. How much ribbon does Kathie need?_____feet

Answer 1

This question basically asks for the perimeter of the rectangle.

Perimeter of the rectangular quilt that Kathie made is:

=  2 *(length + width)
=  2* (8 + 4)
=  2* (12)
= 24

So,
 Kathie needs 24 feet of ribbon.