Martha bought a rectangular piece of hand-made paper of area 120 square inches to wrap a gift. Later she found she needed a foil of exactly double the dimensions to wrap the gift. What is the area of the foil she needs?

A. 260

B. 480

C. 550

D. 640

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Sullivan Watkins

20 May, 19:50

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Angelina Mooney · Answer 1

B. 480

Step-by-step explanation:

Prime Example[s]:

2[1]2[120] → [2][240] >> 480

2[5]2[24] → [10][48] >> 480

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Martha bought a rectangular piece of hand-made paper of area 120 square inches to wrap a gift. Later she found she needed a foil of exactly double the dimensions to wrap the gift. What is the area of the foil she needs?A. 260B. 480C. 550D. 640