32. A garden has four sides. Three sides measure 5.5 meters each, and one side measures 8.2 meters. Which of the following is the perimeter of the garden?
Answer: B
The perimeter of the garden is 24.7 meters.
To find the perimeter of the garden, add the lengths of all four sides together: 5.5 meters + 5.5 meters + 5.5 meters + 8.2 meters equals 24.7 meters.
A) 16.5 meters
This option is incorrect because it underestimates the total length of the garden's sides. The sum of the three sides measuring 5.5 meters and the single side measuring 8.2 meters clearly exceeds this value.
B) 24.7 meters
This option is correct as it accurately represents the sum of all the sides of the garden. When you add 5.5 + 5.5 + 5.5 + 8.2, the total is indeed 24.7 meters, which is the correct perimeter.
C) 13.7 meters
This option is incorrect because it significantly underestimates the total perimeter. The addition of the lengths provided far exceeds this figure, indicating a miscalculation.
D) 27.4 meters
This option is also incorrect as it overestimates the perimeter. The lengths of the sides when added together do not reach this sum, indicating an error in the calculation or interpretation of the side lengths.
Conclusion
The correct answer, 24.7 meters, results from accurately summing the lengths of the four sides of the garden. All other options fail to provide the correct perimeter, either by underestimating or overestimating the total length. Thus, option B is definitively the right choice based on the calculations involved.