A rectangle's perimeter and its area have the same numerical value. The width of the rectangle is 3 units. What is
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Easy peasy
the fastest way is to pretend we have 1 big rectangle with 2 smaller rectangles cut out
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the big one is 12 by 7
the smaller ones are 5 by6 and 5 by 6
big-smaller=area
big=12*7=84
smaller=5*6+5*6=30+30=60
big-smaller=84-60=24
answer is 24 in²
first choice
the fastest way is to pretend we have 1 big rectangle with 2 smaller rectangles cut out
see attachment
the big one is 12 by 7
the smaller ones are 5 by6 and 5 by 6
big-smaller=area
big=12*7=84
smaller=5*6+5*6=30+30=60
big-smaller=84-60=24
answer is 24 in²
first choice