How do you find the perimeter and the area of a rectangle with a length of 4 1/2 yards and a width of 3 yards?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-05T18:32:36

P = 15 yd, A = 13.5 yd^2

the perimeter would be the amount of distance around the edges.

#P = l + l + w + w# (l = length, w = width)

#P = 4.5 + 4.5 + 3 + 3#

#P = 15# yds

area is how much space the shape takes up

#A = l * w#

#A = 4.5 * 3#

#A = 13.5 yd^2#