Answer: 27cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
lets take the width as x and length as 3x( since length is 3 times the width)…
Perimeter of the rectangle is 24 cm( 2*(l+b))= 2×(3x+x):24
2×4x=24
8x=24
X( width): 24/8=3cm
Length= 3x: 3*3=9cm
Area of the rectangle: ( l*w)= 9×3: 27cm²
The answer must be a whole number because for example how are you suppose to fit half a child on a bus that can hold 44 people when it already holds that amount.
It will always be a whole number because if there are several left over students they will be put in another bus with more empty seats.
