A wall photo 2 inches wide is placed around a rectangular paper with dimensions 8 inches by 12 inches. What is the area of the wall photo, in square inches?
Pick one.
A) 96	B) 86	C) 108	D) 144	E) 118
This question is an example of a 'punch out' question - we have to find the area of EVERYTHING, then 'punch out' the part that we don't want.   We're told that a wall photo 2 inches wide is placed around a rectangular paper with dimensions 8 inches by 12 inches. We're asked for the area of the wall photo, in square inches.   Area of a rectangle = (length)(width)   So the area of the wall photo is... (8)(12) = 96   The wall photo 'adds' 2 inches to the top, bottom, left and right 'sides' of the picture, so the area of EVERYTHING is...   (8+2+2)(12+2+2) = (12)(16) = 196   When we 'punch out' the area of the paper, we'll be left with the area of the wall photo:     192 - 96= 
<gadget id="calculator">  192 - 96</gadget>
<output>96</output>
96   Final 96nswer:   96
<result>A</result>
A wall photo 2 inches wide is placed around a rectangular paper with dimensions 8 inches by 12 inches. What is the area of the wall photo, in square inches?