Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. Round approximate answers to one decimal place.
A) 358.1 cm
B) 228 cm
C) 342 cm
D) 293.1 cm
E) 472.1 cm

Question

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. Round approximate answers to one decimal place. 
A) 358.1 cm 
B) 228 cm 
C) 342 cm 
D) 293.1 cm 
E) 472.1 cm

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the distance around the exterior of the figure, we need to add up the lengths of all the sides.

Starting with the top right corner, we have a side of length 44 cm. Moving clockwise, the sides are:
- 14 cm
- 20 cm
- 37 cm
- 24 cm
- 21 cm
- 27 cm
- 40 cm
- 31 cm
- 12 cm

Adding these lengths together, we get:
44 + 14 + 20 + 37 + 24 + 21 + 27 + 40 + 31 + 12 = 270

So the distance around the exterior of the figure is 270 cm.

The only answer choice that's close to this value is D) 293.1 cm, which is only off by about 23 cm. The other answer choices are too far off to even be considered. Therefore, D) 293.1 cm is the best choice.

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