This math skill teaches how to calculate the number of smaller line segments required to wrap around the perimeter of a rectangle. The method involves first determining the rectangle's perimeter and then dividing it by the length of one segment to find the total number of segments needed.
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Count of line segments to wrap around a rectangle
Test your understanding of line segments around a rectangle by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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How many of the smaller line segments will wrap around this rectangle
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The distance around a shape is its perimeter, so let's calculate our rectangle's perimeter
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Plugging in our dimensions, we have a perimeter of 30
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Since perimeter is a length, and our segment has a length, we can just divide one length by the other to get the segment count.
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So we have 10 segments that would wrap around the rectangle.