Raymond is installing a new kitchen counter top. The counter top is a rectangular piece of quartz that is 5.75 feet long and 2.47 feet wide. Round the length and width to the nearest whole number. Then estimate the perimeter of the countertop

5.75 ft ≈ 6 ft

2.47 ft ≈ 2 ft

perimeter of the rectangular counter top = 16 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

The counter top he is installing is a rectangular piece of quartz that is 5.75 ft long and 2.47 ft wide. The length and the width can be rounded off to the nearest whole number as follows.

length = 5.75 ft to the nearest whole number will be 6 ft

width = 2.47 ft to the nearest whole number will be 2 ft

The logic in rounding off the number to the nearest whole number is that the value on the left hand side of the decimal is rounded off to an integer. If the number at the right hand side of the number is greater or equal to 5 we borrow 1 and add to the left hand side number of the decimal number.

Therefore,

Perimeter of the rectangle = 2l + 2w

perimeter of the rectangle = 2 * 6 + 2 * 2

perimeter of the rectangle = 12 + 4

perimeter of the rectangle = 16 ft