The perimeter of a rectangle is 12 inches. If the rectangle has a width that is 2 inches less than its length, what is its area

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ira [324]

3 years ago

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The perimeter of a rectangle is 12 inches. If the rectangle has a width that is 2 inches less than its length, what is its area

in square inches?

Mathematics

1 answer:

butalik [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-22T17:39:51+03:00

butalik [34]3 years ago

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Answer:

The area is 8

Step-by-step explanation:

If the perimeter is 12, we can just start guessing and checking. in this case, if 4 is the length, that means 2 is its width, since 4-2=2. then you find the area(basexhight) 4x2=8!