A rectangle has an area of 120cm squared. It's length and width are whole numbers. What are possibilities for the two numbers? Which possibility gives the smallest perimeter... Please show work and answer...

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unklerhaukus · Answer

one possibility is
1 cm by 120 cm    perimeter is 242 cm

but this is the largest perimeter possible

unklerhaukus · Answer

2 cm by 60 cm also has an area of 120cm^2
its perimeter is 124cm

anonymous · Answer

I got 44 at least my teacher said that but idk how he got it

anonymous · Answer

120 = 2*2*2*3*5 gives all possibles.
8*15/46 seems smallest.