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Related Benchmark: MA.912.G.2.5
Reporting Category: Geometry
Type: FR: Fill-in Response
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
A package shaped like a rectangular prism needs to be mailed. For this package to be mailed at the standard parcel-post rate, the sum of the length of the longest side and the girth (the perimeter around its other two dimensions) must be less than or equal to 108 inches (in.). Figure 1 shows how to measure the girth of a package.
What is the sum of the length, in inches, of the longest side and the girth of the package shown in Figure 2?
Possible Answer:
102
Item Context:
Social Studies/Consumerism
