Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

Answer: B. 22

Perimeter = 2(length + width) = 2(8 + 3) = 22. Choice C (24) is the area (8 × 3) — perimeter is a distance around, not the enclosed area.

Why the other answers are wrong

A. 11

You added length and width (8 + 3 = 11) but stopped there — a rectangle has two lengths and two widths, so you must double that sum.

C. 24

24 is the area (8 × 3). Perimeter is the distance around the rectangle: 2(8 + 3) = 22.

D. 48

48 is twice the area (2 × 8 × 3). Doubling belongs on the sum of length and width, not on their product: 2(8 + 3) = 22.

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