Michelle is making throw pillows to decorate her couch. She is going to make two square pillows that are each 2 feet by 2 feet and three triangular pillows that are 1 foot on each side. She wants to use the same trim around each pillow. How many feet of trim will she need for all the pillows?

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Catherine Bird

Mathematics

3 December, 10:03

Michelle is making throw pillows to decorate her couch. She is going to make two square pillows that are each 2 feet by 2 feet and three triangular pillows that are 1 foot on each side. She wants to use the same trim around each pillow. How many feet of trim will she need for all the pillows?

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Laila Mullen · Answer 1

ok so for the 2 ft pillows the perimeter would be 8 ft and for the 1 ft pillows the perimeter would be 3 ft. So you would need 8 (2) + 3 (3) = 16+9=25 so she needs 25 feet of trimming.