Howard has a garden in the shape of a rectangle. The length is 5.4 meters The width is 1.5 meters Howard will increase both the length and width by 20% each. What will be the perimeter, in meters, of the enlarged garden? meters

The perimeter of the enlarged garden is 16.56 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

The garden is in the shape of a rectangle.

The Rectangle is enlarged by increasing the length and width by 20%.

To find the enlarged length :

The original length 5.4 is increased by 20%.

⇒ (20/100) × 5.4

⇒ 0.2 × 5.4

⇒ 1.08

To find the enlarged width :

The original width 1.5 is increased by 20%.

⇒ (20/100) × 1.5

⇒ 0.2 × 1.5

⇒ 0.3

The perimeter of the enlarged rectangle is found by substituting the enlarged values of length and width in the perimeter formula.

Perimeter of the enlarged rectangle = 2 (length + width)

⇒ 2 (6.48 + 1.8)

⇒ 2 × 8.28

⇒ 16.56 meters.

∴ The perimeter of the enlarged garden is 16.56 meters.