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?
A. 256 cm2
B. 512 cm2
C. 144 cm2
D. 288 cm2

Answer 1

let the short side of the rectangle be x
then the long side would be 2x

perimeter would then be 2(x) + 2(2x) = 96
can you solve for x?

Answer 2

they are all in the thousands.

Answer 3

6x = 96

so x = 96 divided by 6 = ?

Answer 4

oh

Answer 5

16

Answer 6

right :)

then the area is
2 times 16 times 16 = ?

Answer 7

512

Answer 8

there you go :)

Answer 9

thats all the question.

Answer 10

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Answer 15

oh okay.
thanks.