A 4 metal strip is being installed around a workbench that is 10 feet long and 2 feet wide. If the stripping costs \( \$ 5 \) per foot, find the total cost of the stripping.

To find the total cost of the metal strip being installed around the workbench, we first need to calculate the perimeter of the workbench. The workbench is a rectangle with a length of 10 feet and a width of 2 feet. The formula for the perimeter \( P \) of a rectangle is given by: \[ P = 2 \times (\text{length} + \text{width}) \] Substituting the given dimensions: \[ P = 2 \times (10 \text{ ft} + 2 \text{ ft}) = 2 \times 12 \text{ ft} = 24 \text{ ft} \] Now that we have the perimeter, we can calculate the total cost of the metal strip. The cost of the stripping is \( \$5 \) per foot. Therefore, the total cost \( C \) can be calculated as follows: \[ C = \text{cost per foot} \times \text{perimeter} \] Substituting the values: \[ C = 5 \text{ dollars/foot} \times 24 \text{ feet} = 120 \text{ dollars} \] Thus, the total cost of the stripping is \[ \boxed{120} \text{ dollars}. \]