Question

Two congruent squares are joined to make a rectangle. The perimeter of the rectangle is 96 cm. What is the area of the rectangle?

Answer 1

when two congruent squares are joined together
then do you know the relation of length and width?

Answer 2

No. Just the perimeter.

Answer 3

This was the exact question on the paper

Answer 4

I really need to know how the answer is figured, not just the answer.

Answer 5

you know a square has equal sides.
when two squares are joined together then what about length.
i will draw the diagram.

can you find x after finding perimeter and equating to 96.

Answer 6

can you show me your work?

Answer 7

perimeter=2(length+width)

Answer 8

Let me do a screen shot. Hold on.